192 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1669.

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

The Upper House upon reading the Amendments af^d sent
this Answer viz The Upper House cannot Consent to alter
the Title of this Act, nor to the fifth Amendment desired by
the Lower House ; The y^th Amendment they think sufficiently
provided against by the Act Concerning Levying War men-
tioned in the Title of this Law. To the first second third
fourth and sixth Amendment this House will agree if the
Lower House will Cause the Bill to be wholly new Engrossed
Upon reading the Act for providing sufficient Freight &
Carriage for the proper Goods & Commoditys of his Lordship
&c. was Endorsed viz The Act is amended in every thing
but making it temporary, which this House judges unfit

Present Charles Calvert Esq^r
The House Adjourned till to Morrow Morning

Thursday 6^th May
The House met again Present as before

Then came two Members from the Lower House and brought
3 Bills One Entituled an Act providing against Sherriffs taking
excessive Fees Endorsed
The Lower House have Assented to this Bill and send the
same to the Upper House for their Concurrence, One Act En-
tituled an Act for the Limitation of Actions Endorsed The
Lower House have Assented to this Bill and Send the same
to the Upper House for their Concurrence, One Act lymitting
the Extent of Attachments & Executions and providing what
shall be taken upon Attachments & Executions Endorsed The
Lower House have assented to this Bill and send the same to
the Upper House for their Concurrence.
Ordered that a Messenger go to the Lower House to desire
a Conference with them after dinner upon all the Bills sent

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from either House which are not yet passed to avoid unneces-
sary Expence of Time in sending Messages
Upon the petition of John Gittings for Settling the Fees of
the Clerk of the Assembly This House Orders that the Clerk
of the Assembly, Has treble the fees for Writing any business
in or belonging to the Assembly as a County Court Clerk hath
for doing the like Business in County Courts
Then was read the Act for reviving certain Laws within this
Province twice. Upon reading of the Act for preventing Ser-
vants & Criminal persons from running out of this Province
The House thought fit to add this Provisoe in it. "Provided
always that till Seals for each Several & respective County
Court Can be had to seal passes with as is abovesaid, that all