144 Assembly Proceedings, August—September 1681.

U. H. journal
1659-98

to remind the Upper house thereof and further Move them
therein—
first That Whereas the Building of Ships and Vessells in
this Province will be of very great Concern to the Augment-
ing of Trade and many ways to the Publick Good and Benefit
of this Province and the People thereof, therefore this house
do think fitt that there be a Clause inserted into the Act for
payment of Port Dutys, that no Ship or Vessel Built in or
properly Belonging to this Province, Shall for the future pay
any Port Dutys—
2dly This house upon Inspection of the Iournal aforesaid do
find that the Law for Preservation of Orphans Estates did want
Severall Amendments and that his honour the Chancellor did
Offer himself to Amend the Same therefore this house desire
to know what his honour hath done in the Same—
3dly This house do humbly referr to the Consideration of
the Upper house the great Charge the Province is at in Main-
taining a Drummer at Provincial Courts and Assemblies, and
finding that the Lieutenant General the last Sessions did pro-
pose to this house that he would Send for a Bell for the Pub-
lick use, But the Same not being as yet done and the great

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Charge still Continuing this house Do humbly desire his Lord-
ship that a Bell for the Publick use may be Sent for at the
Publick Charge and Humbly do desire the Upper house to
Concurr with this house therein—
And whereas also upon Inspection into the Iournall of the
Lower House of the last sessions of Assembly is found as
followeth—Viz^t
Whereas this house have found by Experience that Several
Guns, Arms, Provisions, Horses, Saddles, Bridles, and other
things that have been from time to time pressed for the Ser-
vice of the Country, which hath been at the next Publick Levy
continually paid for and allowed to the particular Owners
thereof and though the said Provisions Horses &c have and
Still do remain in Divers Private Persons hands and the
Country never the Better for them to the great Damage and
Loss of the Country in General for the Prevention of the like
for the future this house humbly desire the Governor and
Council to issue out a Proclamation to Command all Persons
whatsoever under Such .Penalties as his Honour and Council
shall think fitt that have any thing that have been pressed for
the Publick use remaining in their hands that they make the
same known to the next County Court that so the Iustices of
the same County may cause the Same to be Secured for the
use of the Publick or returned to the owners thereof where pay-
ment hath not already been made for the Same
Signed p^r Order C Boteler Cl Assistant of the
Lower house of Assembly