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upon shall be definitive (except before excepted) in as full and
ample manner as though the said Governour were then actually
present and presiding Anything in this Act to the Contrary
notwithstanding

Sept^r 29^th 1704

Read and Assented to Read and Assented to by her
by the house of Delegates Ma^tys hon^ble Councill.
W Taylard Clk h D. W Bladen Cl Cond.

Maryland October 3^d 1704

On behalf of her Ma^ty &c I will this be a Law.
Jo: Seymour

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

An Act imposing three pence per Gallon on Rume and
Wine Brandy and Spiritts and twenty shill per pole for
Negroes for raising a Supply to defray the Publiq Charge
of this Province and twenty Shillings per poll on Irish
Servants to prevent the Importing too great a number of
Irish Papists into this Province.

Be it enacted by the Queens most excellent Majesty by and
with the Advice and Consent of her Majestys Governour
Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority of
the same that from and after the publication hereof All
Masters of Ships and Vessells or others importing Irish
Servants into this Province by Land or by Water at the time
of their Entry shall pay unto the Navall Officer for the time
being' belonging to such Port or place where they make their
Entry the sume of twenty Shill sterl per poll towards the
Defraying the publiq Charges of this Province for every Irish
Servant so imported on penalty and forfeiture of five pounds
sterling for every Servant so concealed at the time of his
Entry aforesaid the one half thereof to be appropriated to the
uses aforesaid the other half to the informer or him or them
that shall sue for the same to be recovered in her Ma^tys name
in any Court of Record within this Province by accon of Debt
bill Plaint or information wherein noe Essoyn protection or
Wager of Law to be allowed.
And be it further Enacted By the Authority Advice and
Consent aforesaid that for every Negro imported into this
Province either by land or Water The Importer or Importers
of such Negroe or Negroes shall pay unto the Navall Officer
aforesaid the sume of twenty shill Sterl per poll for the use
aforesaid on penalty and forfeiture of five pounds Sterl per

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