"An additional Act to an Act entitled 'An Act for the better Ordering and Governing Negroes and all other Slaves.'" Sec.9 "And _whereas_, the number of negroes do extremely increase in this Province, and through the afflicting providence of God, the white persons do not proportionally multiply, by reason whereof, the safety of the said Province is greatly endangered; for the prevention of which for the future, "_Be it further enacted_ by the authority aforesaid, That all negro slaves from twelve years old and upwards, imported into this part of this Province from any part of Africa, shall pay such additional duties as is hereafter named, that is to say:--that every merchant or other person whatsoever, who shall, six months after the ratification of this Act, import any negro slaves as aforesaid, shall, for every such slave, pay unto the public receiver for the time being, (within thirty days after such importation,) the sum of two pounds current money of this Province." Cooper, _Statutes_, VII. 365. ~1715, Feb. 18. South Carolina: Duty on American Negroes.~ "_An additional Act_ to an act entitled _an act for raising the sum of L2000, of and from the estates real and personal of the inhabitants of this Province, ratified in open Assembly the 18th day of December, 1714_; and for laying an additional duty on all Negroe slaves imported into this Province from any part of America." Title only given. Grimke, _Public Laws_, p. xvi, No. 362. ~1715, May 28. Pennsylvania: L5 Duty Act.~ "An Act for laying a Duty on _Negroes_ imported into this province." Disallowed by Great Britain, 1719. _Acts and Laws of Pennsylvania, 1715_, p. 270; _Colonial Records_ (1852), III. 75-6; Chalmers, _Opinions_, II. 118. ~1715, June 3. Maryland: 20s. Duty Act.~ "An Act laying an Imposition on Negroes ...; and also on Irish Servants, to prevent the importing too great a Number of Irish Papists into this Province." Supplemented April 23, 1735, and July 25, 1754. _Compleat Collection of the Laws of Maryland_ (ed. 1727), p. 157; Bacon, _Laws_, 1715, ch. xxxvi. Sec.8; 1735, ch. vi. Sec.Sec.1-3; _Acts of Assembly, 1754_, p. 10. ~1716, June 30. South Carolina: L3 Duty Act.~ "An Act for laying an Imposition on Liquors, Goods and Merchandizes, Imported into and Exported out of this Province, for the raising of a Fund of Money towards the defraying the publick charges and expences of the Government." A duty of L3 was laid on African slaves, and L30 on American slaves. Cooper, _Statutes_, II. 649. ~1716. New York: 5 oz. and 10 oz. plate Duty Act.~ "An Act to Oblige all Vessels Trading into this Colony (except such as are therein excepted) to pay a certain Duty; and for the further Explanation and rendring more Effectual certain Clauses in an Act of General Assembly of this Colony, Intituled, An Act by which a Duty is laid on Negroes, and other Slaves, imported into this Colony." The act referred to is not to be found. _Acts of Assembly, 1691-1718_, p. 224.