96 Assembly Proceedings, July 7-29, 1740.

L.H. J.

And A Bill entituled An Act for the Transportation of Forces and
Troops to be raised in this Province for his Majesty's Service to the
West Indies, Indorsed (See pages 3 and 4)
Col^o Hammond from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker a Bill
entituled An Act for the further encouragement of Levies in his
Majestys Service in the West Indies (See pages 3 and 5)
The House Adjourns to 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
M^r John Read appeared in the House
The Address to his Excellency being Ingrossed was Signed by
Order on Behalf of the House by the Honourable Speaker
Col^o Hanson and Col^o Colvill are Ordered to acquaint his Excel-
lency this House hath prepared an Address to be presented to him
and desire to know when and where he will Please to receive it; They
return and acquaint M^r Speaker the Governor informed them he will
be ready at four of the Clock to receive the Address in the Confer-
ence Chamber
Ordered that Col^o King and twelve more, present the Address to
his Excellency the Governor
Daniel Dulany Esq^r from the Committee appointed to consider

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of Ways and Means for raising a Fund for maintaining his Majestys
Troops to be raised in this Province for the present intended expedi-
tion to the West Indies and Transporting them to the Place of Ren-
dezvous there July 9, 1740
Your Committee Conceive that a Sum of Current Money of this
Province not exceeding Six Thousand Pounds be taken out and
borrowed from the Paper Currency Office for the Use aforesaid And
That Commissioners or Agents be appointed who shall from time
to time call for and apply the said Sum or such part thereof as shall
be necessary for the said Purposes, according to the Directions or
Instructions they shall receive from his Majestys Commander in
Chief of the said Troops here for the time being agreable to the said
Instructions
That the said Sum or so much thereof as shall be applied as afore-
said shall be repaid into the same Office as follows viz.
That one half of the Duties now rising or to be raised on the Im-
portation of Negroes and Rum and also a like Tax or Duty on each
Ordinary in this Province as was lately raised thereon by An Act
entituled An Act concerning Ordinaries, and for the better regulating
of Ordinaries and Ordinary Keepers within this Province be re-
spectively appropriated and applied as the same shall arise, towards