The Lower House, 157

John Hall Esqr from the Honourable Council delivers
Mr Speaker the following Viz.
A Bill for laying an Imposition on Irish Servants, Negroes
and several Sorts of Liquors &ta thus indorsed Viz.

By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly
May the 16th 1715.

The within Bill being read in Council it is observed that
the Clause exempting the Country Vessels from paying the
3d Tonnage and relating to Naval Officers Fees has no De-
pendance upon this Act for Several Imposts but of quite
different Nature taking off a Duty not imposed by this Law
but others; and therefore the Saving or Exception seems very
irregular: and besides, the Acts for Tonnage and Limitation
of Officers Fees have already provided therefor. Wherefore
it is recommended that the latter Clauses be left out of the
Law and that the Title thereof be altered Viz.

An Act for laying an Imposition on Negroes and on several

L. H. J.

Sorts of Liquors imported and also on Irish Servants to pre-
vent importing too great a Number of Irish Papists into this
Province.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

Thereupon it is ordered that the Committee of Laws make
the said Amendment
A Bill directing the Manner of suing out Attachments in
this Province and limiting the Extent of them &ta was read
the second Time pursuant to the Order of Yesterday and will
pass.
Signed p Order Thos Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

The said Bill is sent up to the Honble Council by Mr Tasker
and Mr Barker
They return and say they delivered the same
Major Roger Woolford, Capt. Dent and Capt Harris are
added to the Committee of Laws.
Mr Thomas Robins from the Committee of Laws delivers
Mr Speaker a Bill for the better Administration of Justice in
the high Court of Chancery, Provincial and County Courts of
this Province, for the more speedy Recovery of Debts, easy
obtaining Executions against Persons absenting from the
Counties where Judgments were recovered against them for
preventing Commissarys, Sheriffs, Sub Sheriffs, Clerks and
Deputy Clerks to plead as Attorneys in the respective Courts

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