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laid upon tobo: Exported as being the least burthensome
to the poore and neecessitous people of the province and
scarcely pcptable to those who are capable of Shipping tob:
whereby the publick Charge of the province will be the
Easier defrayed.
Signed p Order,
W Bladen Clk. Councill.

Which being read it is putt to the question wheither the
3^d p hh^d addiconall Duty be raised for defraying the publick
charge or not.
Carryed by majority of votes that an adll duty of 3^d p hh^d
may be advanced towards paym^t of the public charge of the
province.
And ordered that the Comittee of Laws prepare a bill for
that purpose.
And ordered that an answer to the aforesd, Message be
drawne up and sent to his Ex^cy and Councill for that purpose.
The house adjournes till 2 a Clock in the Afternoone.

Post Merediem. The house mett againe and were called
over. p^rsent as in the morning only M^r Jn^o Lowe sick.
The peticon of Maj^r W^m Barton Sher: of Prince Georges
Co^ty for an allowance for imprisonm^t fees for a serv^t boy in
his Custody read and ordered Maj^r Barton be called into the
house. Who appeared and is Desired to Explaine his peticon
which was received and is ordered to withdraw, and the
peticon was againe read and Debated.
It is the opinion of this house that the Sher: be Satisfied
for his imprison^t fees from the time that the said Serv^t boy
was comitted untill his Mast^r disclaimed him.
But put to the question whether Prince Georges Co^ty shall
pay the fees or the burthen thereof be bourne by the publick.
Carried by the Majority of voices that Prince Georges County
ought to make sattisfaction for the said imprisonment fees.
And it is resolved by the house that Prince Georges County
pay the said fees to the Sherriff from the time he was legally
comitted to his Custody till the ma^r of the said Boy disclaimed
him.
Coll^o Edward Loyd, M^r James Saunders M^r Jn^o Wight, M^r
Wm. Parker, Cap^t John ffrancklyn M^r Jacob Lookerman,
Maj^r James Smallwood sent up to his Ex^cy and Councill with
the following bills, viz.
A Bill for Speedy obtayning executions &c.
A Bill to encourage the importacon of Coyne, and an Ordi-
nance concerning Indian Lands.

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