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(9) That when the house have Compiled such a Body of
Laws as they think may be the Standing body of Laws of the
Province that they then imploy Some able Lawyer in England
to digest them and put them into better Language, and So
have them returned in again for perusall and approbation of
the whole Assembly & afterwards to Send them back in Ord^r
to procure the Royall Assent to the Same and have them
printed.

Original
Journal.

(10) The Order of the house to the Committee of Laws
Sent for prepareing a bill for the Releife of those persons
that have paid the Countrey dues & Shipt of Tob^o which hath
been taken or otherwise perished at Sea; it being a matter
touching the Revenue will not be assented to but by a Supli-
catory Act to be first laid before his Sacred Ma^ty for that
purpose.
His Ex^ncy having for the Satisfaction of the house Sent a
Coppy of an Instruction relating thereto as follows, Viz^t

One of his Ma^ts Royall Instructions.

You are particularly not to pass any Law or do any Act by
Grant Settlem^t or otherwise whereby our Revenue may be
lessened or impair'd without our Speciall leave or Command
therein.

Brought from the house of Burgesses and Delegates by
Cap^t Tasker Maj^r Maxwell M^r fferry and the following bills,
Viz^t

An Act for Appeals & Regulating Writts of Error read first
time & will pass with amendm^t
An Act for the Laying an Imposition on Severall Commodi-
ties exported out of this province, Read first time and will pass
w^th amendm_t
An Act for appointing Rangers for the defence of this prov-
ince Read and passed first time without alteration.
An Act imposing the Duty of Ten p Cent upon all
European Goods exported out of this province, Read first time
and will pass with amendm'
An Act for the regulating the proceedings of the provinciall
Court and lessening the Charge of Evidences attendance, read
first time and will pass with amendm'
The hon^rble Coll John Addison Sent down to the house to
inform them concerning a Complaint made by the Empero^r of
Piscattaway, touching his young men, that he cannot Rule
them.
The aforementioned Severall bills were by Ord^r returned

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