132 Assembly Proceedings, October 26, 1686.

Lib. W. H.

Tobaccoe To Edmund Dennis ffour Hundred sixty Eight
pounds of Tobaccoe To Phillip Lynes more ffour Thousand
Eight Hundred seventy two pounds of Tobaccoe. To Maj^r
Thomas Taylour Thirteen Hundred & fifteene pounds of
Tobaccoe. And whereas there is before in this Act menconed
seven Hundred & twenty pounds of Tobaccoe to be paid to
each of the severall Sheriffs of Ann Arrundell Baltemore
Kent Csecill Talbott Dorchester & Somersett Counties — It is
the true intent & meaning of this Act th^t the same is intended
towards payment of a Boate & one hand of each County that
Attended vpon the delegates & representatiues of the said
Countyes To this p^rsent Generall Assembly & further that
there be paid & satisfied to the severall Sheriffs in this prov-
ince for their Sallery for Colecting the sume of four Hundred
& fiue Thousand six Hundred & Eighty pounds of Tobaccoe.
The sume of fforty Thousand fiue Hundred sixty Eight pounds
of Tobaccoe. And be it further Enacted by the Advice con-
sent & Authority aforesaid that the aforesaid sume of
Tobaccoe Amounting in the whole to the sume of ffour Hun-
dred fforty six Thousand Two Hundred forty Eight pounds of
Tobaccoe. to be leavyed & Assessed by an Equall assessment
vpon the psons & Estates of the Inhabitants of this Province

& be paid to the eeverall persons to whome the same is due

according to the Accompts disbursem^ts & necessary charges of
this Province w^ch haue been Examined stated & allowed by
the vpper & Lower Houses of this p^rsent Gen^rall Assembly
any Law Custome or statute to the contrary in any wise
Notwithstanding

p. 280

A Further Additionall Act to the act for
Aduancement of Trade and to the
Supplementary Act to the same

Whereas by an Act Lately made at a Gen^rall Assembly
begune & held att the Ridge in Ann Arrundell County the
second day of October in the yeare of o^r Lord God One
Thousand six Hundred Eighty & three Entituled An Act for
Advancem^t of Trade and by one other Act made the same
assembly held at the Citty of S^t Maries the four & twenteth
day of Aprill in the yeare of o^r Lord one thousand six Hun-
dred Eighty & four Entituled an Additionall & supplementary
Act to the Act for advancem^t of Trade It was Enacted that the
severall respectiue Townes Ports & places in the said Acts
menconed should be ports & places where all Shipps & Ves-
sells tradeing into this Province should vnlade & put on shore
and sell barter & trafique all goods wares & comodities that