Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676. 511

Demonstrated their gratitude to the Lord Proprietary for his
many Signall favours and benignity Conferred on this house
for the Universall utility of the good people of this province by
a Vote passed this house this Morning, in relation to the pub-
lique Tobaccoe in the possession of his Lord^p, That as a more
ample acknowledgment of his Lo^ps paternall respects to his
good people and a further demon stracon of theire Jndelible
Loyalty fidelity and Love to his Lordship and his Successors
It may not be necessary this p^rsent Session of Assembly to
enlarge the Act for the Jmposition of 2^s p hogsh^d by graunting
and Continueing it for the naturall Life of the Hono^ble Caecillius
Calvert Sonne and heire apparent to The Lord Proprietary after
his Lordships Death Yea Or no.
Put to the Vote according to the above Proposition
Voted by the Majo^r part that the Said Act be enlarged ac-
cording to the Said proposall and be p^rsented To the Vpper
house for theire Concurrence herein
Signed &c

This house doe Concurre w^th the Lower house in the above
Vote
Signed by Rich Boughton
Clk of the Assembly

U. H.

Journal
original

This house doe Concurre with the Lower house on theire
Vote that the whole Charge and expences of the Assembly
shall be defrayed by the publique and noe part thereof to be
charged to the particular Counties as formerly
Lowr house Voted th^t Richard Swetman Carpenter be payd at
10 June the makeing up of the Leavie for what Extraordinary
Worke (more then Cap^t Quigly is bound to by Act of Assem-
bly) That he Shall doe aboute the Gate and doore Case of the
State house
The Upper house doe Concurre herein
This house upon perusall of theire owne Journall do finde
th^t This house did not referr it to the Consideracon of the Lower
house what punishment Majo^r Truman deserved but orderred
th^t a Messenger Should be Sent to the Lower house to desire
them to draw up a Bill of Attainder ag^t the Said Truman
(which, When the Lower house Shall thinke fitte to draw up)
this house (as in the last paper they promissed) will proceed
upon
Read the Act Touching Coop^rs and the Gage of Tob hh^ds
And passed here
Read The act Relateing to Serv^ts and Slaves and passed
This house

The house is adjowrned Till 10 of the Clock
On Munday Morning

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