Assembly Proceedings, April- — May 1661. 417

tituled an Acte for Customes may be repealed And be it
Enacted by the authority and Consent aforesaid that the said
Acte for Customes is hereby vtterly repealed forever

U. H.
Journal
1659-69

The lower howse haue Assented The Vpper howse haue
assented
Will Bretton Clk John Gittings Clre:

An Acte for Supporte of Governm^t

To the End that wee the Inhabitants of this Province may
not be wanting to our selues whoe are to reape the fruits of
peace procured by a certaine and setled Gouernment and that
wee may as farre as our Condicon will permitt accknowledge
our thankefullnes to the Lord Proprietary of this Province for
his care and protection of vs in our Just rights (by raysing a
Supporte for the Government. Be it Enacted by the authority
and Consent of this p^rsent Generall Assembly that noe person
shall trade with any Indians of this Province or goe through
any Rivors of this Province to trade with any Indians to the
Northward of this Province without lycence of his LoP or of
his Governor for the tyme being vpon payne of forfeiture to
his said LoP of all Corhodityes vnlawfully traded for and of all
vessells and trucke vnlawfully traded w^th to the Contrary here-
of And that every taxable person within this Province shall
pay yearely twelue pounds of Casked tobacco p pole to his

Lo^p and his heires lords and Proprietarys of this Province for
to be imployed to the Supporte of the Governm^t here And
that his Lo^p may be assured that when the Charge of the
Indian warre either by peace or Victory is taken away Wee
doe really Intend to Contribute as largely as our Estates and
fortunes will permitt to the Supporte of his Gouernment And
that to our owne protection Be it further Enacted that that
Clause in this Acte giving twelue pounds of tobacco p pole
for the Supporte of the Government endure for three yeares
only or to the End of the next Generall Assembly

p. 109

The lower howse haue Assented
Will: Bretton

The Vpper howse haue
Assented
John Gittings Clre: