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Sent to the Lower House by John Rousby Esq^r
A Message from the Lower House by M^r Turbutt and M^r George

By the Lower House of Assembly June the 16^th 1730.

May it Please Yo^r Hon^rs
This House hath Resolved that there be purchased for the Several
Vestrys of the several Parishes in this Province Printed Copys of
the Tobacco Law Past this Assembly at the charge of the publick
And that John Lusby be Immediately paid by an Order on the Treas-
urer of this shore what he is allowed on the Journal of the Committee
of Accounts he being Obliged to Pay part of the said Allowance
directly and prays Yo^r Honours Concurrence
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Whereunto the following Answer being prepared is Sent to the
Lower House by John Rousby Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assembly 16^th June 1730.
Gentleman
This House doth Agree to the Payments to be made to the persons
mentioned in Your Message of this Afternoon by M^r Turbutt and M^r
George for the Services therein mentioned.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

U. H. J.

Coll^o Greenfield and M^r Beale from the Lower House Acquaint
His Excellency that their House have no Business before them
W^rhereupon John Hall Esq^r and Philem⁰ Lloyd Esq^r are Sent to the
Lower House to Acquaint the Speaker and the whole House that His
Excellency requires their Attendance in the Upper House to see the
Laws Passed this Session receive the Assent.
Fprthwith the whole House Attend and by their Speaker present
to His Excellency the following Laws (The Act Entituled An Act
for Improving the Staple of Tobacco, and for continuing part of An
Act Ascertaining the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco Hogsheads and to
prevent Cropping Cutting and Defacing Tobacco taken on board
Ships or Vessells upon Freight, and for laying Impositions on Tobacco
p the Hogshead for the Support of Government and for Encouraging
settlements in this Province by Ascertaining the manner of paying
His Lordships Alienation Fines and Quit Rents for the Term therein
proposed, and for the taking off the Three pence p Hogshead form-
erly raised for the Publick Charge being Signed and Assented to
before) which were Signed and Assented to on behalfe of the Right
Honourable the Lord Proprietary of this Province By His Excellency

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