The Lower House. 215

The Report from the Committee of Accounts about Tobacco
and Money paid Edward Lloyd Esqr when President for his
Attendance as a Councillor & Itinerant Charges is referred
to the Consideration of next Sessions of Assembly, & Resolved
that Ways and Means shall be then thought on and proposed
to oblige him to refund the said Tobacco and Money.
John Hall Esqr from the Honble Council delivers Mr Speaker
the Journal of the Committee of Accounts thus indorsed Viz.

June the 2d 1715

Read and assented to by his Excellency the Governor and
his Majesty's Honble Council in Assembly
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Council.

A Bill empowering a Committee to levy assess and appor-
tion the publick Levy for this present Year 1715, was read
the first and second Time in the House of Delegates by
especial Order and will pass and so indorsed
The same is sent up to the Honble Council by Capt Dent
& Capt. Trippe
They return and say they delivered the Bill.
Col^o Lloyd and Col^o Coursey from the Honble Council
deliver Mr Speaker a Bill ascertaining the Gauge and Tare
of Tobacco Hhds & to prevent cropping and defacing Tobacco
taken on Board Ships or Vessels upon Freight and for laying
Impositions on Tobacco p the Hhd. for the Support of the
Government and for the encouraging Settlements in this
Province by ascertaining the Manner of paying the Alienation
Fines and Quit Rents to the Lord Propry of this Province on
the Conditions therein mentioned thus indorsed Viz.

By the Honble the Council in Assembly
June the 2nd 1715

Read in Council the first and second Times by especial
Order and will pass with the Amendments made
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Council

Eodem Die.

Read again after the Amendments made and past for
ingrossing

L^t Col^o Richard Tilghman from the Honble Council delivers
Mr Speaker a Bill impowering a Committee to lay assess and
apportion the publick Levy for this psent year 1715 thus
indorsed Viz.

L. H. J.