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Sec. 6. "_And be it further enacted_ by the authority aforesaid, That the
said tax hereby imposed on negroes and other slaves, paid or to be paid
by or on the behalf of the purchasers as aforesaid, by virtue of this
Act, shall be applied and appropriated as followeth, and to no other
use, or in any other manner whatever, (that is to say) that three-fifth
parts (the whole into five equal parts to be divided) of the net sum
arising by the said tax, for and during the term of five years from the
time of passing this Act, be applied and the same is hereby applied for
payment of the sum of six pounds proclamation money to every poor
foreign protestant whatever from Europe, or other poor protestant (his
Majesty's subject) who shall produce a certificate under the seal of any
corporation, or a certificate under the hands of the minister and
church-wardens of any parish, or the minister and elders of any church,
meeting or congregation in Great Britain or Ireland, of the good
character of such poor protestant, above the age of twelve and under the
age of fifty years, and for payment of the sum of three pounds like
money, to every such poor protestant under the age of twelve and above
the age of two years; who shall come into this Province within the first
three years of the said term of five years, and settle on any part of
the southern frontier lying between Pon Pon and Savannah rivers, or in
the central parts of this Province," etc.
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