1703, May 6.  South Carolina:  Duty Act.

“An Act for the laying an Imposition on Furrs, Skinns, Liquors and other Goods and Merchandize, Imported into and Exported out of this part of this Province, for the raising of a Fund of Money towards defraying the publick charges and expenses of this Province, and paying the debts due for the Expedition against St. Augustine.” 10_s._ on Africans and 20_s._ on others.  Cooper, Statutes, II. 201.

1704, October.  Maryland:  20s.  Duty Act.

“An Act imposing Three Pence per Gallon on Rum and Wine, Brandy and Spirits; and Twenty Shillings per Poll for Negroes; for raising a Supply to defray the Public 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.”  Revived in 1708 and 1712.  Bacon, Laws, 1704, ch. xxxiii.; 1708, ch. xvi.; 1712, ch. xxii.

1705, Jan. 12.  Pennsylvania:  10s.  Duty Act.

“An Act for Raising a Supply of Two pence half penny per Pound & ten shillings per Head.  Also for Granting an Impost & laying on Sundry Liquors & negroes Imported into this Province for the Support of Governmt., & defraying the necessary Publick Charges in the Administration thereof.” Colonial Records (1852), II. 232, No. 50.

1705, October.  Virginia:  6d.  Tax on Imported Slaves.

“An act for raising a publick revenue for the better support of the Government,” etc.  Similar tax by Act of October, 1710.  Hening, Statutes, III. 344, 490.

1705, October.  Virginia:  20s.  Duty Act.

“An act for laying an Imposition upon Liquors and Slaves.”  For two years; re-enacted in October, 1710, for three years, and in October, 1712. Ibid., III. 229, 482; IV. 30.

1705, Dec. 5.  Massachusetts:  L4 Duty Act.

“An act for the Better Preventing of a Spurious and Mixt Issue,” etc.

Sec. 6.  On and after May 1, 1706, every master importing Negroes shall enter his number, name, and sex in the impost office, and insert them in the bill of lading; he shall pay to the commissioner and receiver of the impost L4 per head for every such Negro.  Both master and ship are to be security for the payment of the same.

Sec. 7.  If the master neglect to enter the slaves, he shall forfeit L8 for each Negro, one-half to go to the informer and one-half to the government.

Sec. 8.  If any Negro imported shall, within twelve months, be exported and sold in any other plantation, and a receipt from the collector there be shown, a drawback of the whole duty will be allowed.  Like drawback will be allowed a purchaser, if any Negro sold die within six weeks after importation. Mass.  Province Laws, 1705-6, ch. 10.

1708, February.  Rhode Island:  L3 Duty Act.

No title or text found.  Slightly amended by Act of April, 1708; strengthened by Acts of February, 1712, and July 5, 1715; proceeds disposed of by Acts of July, 1715, October, 1717, and June, 1729. Colonial Records, IV. 34, 131-5, 138, 143, 191-3, 225, 423-4.