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for the use and defence of this Province such Arms Ammunition and
other Warlike Stores as his Excellency his Lordships Present Gov-
ernor or his Lordships Governor or Commander in Chief for the
time being shall direct and Appoint
And Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the
several Naval Officers aforesaid shall from time to time make and
render to both Houses of Assembly of this Province sufficient and
Clear Accounts of all Monies, which they shall receive by Virtue of
this Act and that the same Philip Hammond shall sometime Render
to both Houses of Assembly, Accounts of what Monies he shall
receive by Virtue of this Act, and how the same shall have been
disposed of
And Be it further Enacted that the said several Naval Officers
for Collecting and Receiving the duty aforesaid and Paying the same
to the aforesaid Philip Hammond shall take and be allowed the
Salary of five Per Cent for such Part as they shall Collect or Receive
as Naval Officers aforesaid and that the same Philip Hammond shall
receive two Pounds and one half Pound per Cent for laying out and
applying such Money Collected as aforesaid according to the direc-
tions of this Act.
And Be it further Enacted, that if the Governor or Commander
in Chief of this Province for the time being shall not direct any
Arms Ammunition or other Stores aforesaid to be Purchased with

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the Money arising from the duties aforesaid before the next Session
of Assembly which shall happen after the Expiration of this Act
that then the said Money or such Part thereof as shall be unapplied
and unlaid out as aforesaid shall be applied to and for defraying the
Publick Charge of this Province as the House of Delegates in such
future Assembly shall direct and appoint.

Provided always that nothing herein Contained shall extend or
be deemed or Construed to Extend to Prejudice or take away any
Right or Claim which the People of this Province have or ought to
have to any Money or Monies heretofore or now Levied by the Right
Honourable the Lord Proprietary under Colour of An Act of Assem-
bly made in the Year 1704 Entituled An Act for Settlement of an
Annual Revenue upon her Majestys Governor within this Province
for the time being
This Act to Continue to the 29^th of September which shall be in
the Year of Our Lord 1742 and no longer
The House Adjourns to the Morrow Morning at nine of the Clock

p. 303

Friday Morning June 19. 1741

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
The House proceeded to Tax the following Bills viz.

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June 19