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By the Lower House of Assembly
August the 4th 1716

Resolved that if his Excellency John Hart Esqr Governour
of this Province shall at any time hereafter be obliged by Law
to pay or make Satisfaction to the Right honble the Lord
Proprietary for the Sallary of 8 £ p Cent deducted by the

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several Naval Officers that collect the Duty of 18d p hhd out
of that Duty that he shall be reimbursed the same with the
Law Charges out of the publick Fund of this Province
Signed p order Thos Macnemara Cl Lo ho.

And this House considering that his Ldship the now Lord
Proprietary is a minor And that his Agent in Great Brittain as
well as his Agent in this Province are such Gentlemen as have
given signal Marks of their Disingenuity Resolved that this
House do concur with the afd Vote of the Lower House that
in Case his Excellency the Covernour shall at any time here-
after be obliged by Law to make Satisfaction to the Right
honourable the Lord Proprietary for the sd Sallary of 8£ p
Cent deducted by the several Naval Officers that Collected
the Duty of 18 p hhd out of that Duty that He shall be reim-
bursed the same with the Law Charges out of the publick
Fund of this Province
It being represented that notwithstanding the Governour
and his Majestys Council of this Province have made an Order
that the antient fee of 480 lb tob^o should be by the respective
County Courts paid unto the Keeper of the Great Seal for the
Seal to every Copy of Laws made each Session and sent to
the County Courts yet that most of the Justices of the several
County Courts had refused to make such Allowance for the
Seal.
Resolved the following Message be sent to the Lower
House Viz.

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By the Upper House of Assembly
August the 10th 1716
Gentlemen
We inform you that notwithstanding the Act of Assembly
for Limitation of Officers fees impowers the Governour and
Council to Settle any Officer's Fees not sufficiently provided
for by that Law And that the Governour & his Majesty's
Council had in pursuance thereof taken Care to Settle the
Antient fee of 480 lb tob^o to the Keeper of the Great Seal for
the affixing the Seal to the Copy of Laws made Each Session
and sent to the County Courts omitted in. that Law yet the
Justices of Several of the County Courts have refused to make

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