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	An Order for the raising of the Leavies It is Ordered by the Authority of this present Gen" Assem- bly, and the Governor doth hereby for that purpose authorise the ffreemen of every hundred within St Maries County to make Choice of one or two of the Inhabitants of every such hundred, and the ffreemen of Kent County to Chuse one or two of the Inhabitants of that County. And the ffreemen of Annarundel County to Chuse one two or three of the Inhabi- tants of that County. And also the ffreemen of Charles County to make Choice of one or two of the Inhitants of that County, Which Inhabitants soe to be chosen or any of them or any of the Burgesses of this Assembly may if they please without Summons meet the Governor and Counsell at St Maries the tenth day of October next to Consider what is fitt to be allowed for the Charges of this Assembly and also what is fit to be added to the next year's Leavies. And to make assessment of the particular charges of the Burgesses p pole upon the taxable	I. O. R. No. 1 Liber B
	Inhabitant of each particular County and hundred where they were Chosen respectively, and of the other General Charge and Leavies p pole upon all the taxable persons within this Province as shall be then thought fitt by the Governor and Counsell and the said parties then meeting for that purpose or the Major part of them. The Governor or his then Dpty having a Casting vote therein Wm Stone	p. 239
	C. Baltemore Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland, and Avalon, Lord Barron of Baltemore &c. To our Right Trusty and Welbeloved William Stone Esquier our Lieutennant of our said province of Maryland, And To our Right trusty and Welbeloved the Vpper and lower Howse of our Gennerall Assembly there, And to All other the Inhabitants of our said Province Greeting. Whereas Wee vnderstand that Thomas Greene Esquirer (formerly appointed by vs to be one of our Councell of State there) being in September last deputed by you the said William Stone to be in your absence our Lieut tenannt of the said Province did not take the Oath without any Exception to it whatsoever, (as hee ought to have don which was appointed by vs to be taken by all Persons that should be deputed in that Office, before they or any of them should haue any power, or authority to Act any thing in execution thereof. And that our Secretary there Thomas Hatton seeing the said Greene intended and resolved Nevertheless Contrary to our said Secretaryes advice to Act divers things as our Lieutennant	U. H. Journal 1659-69 p. 18