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Col John Ward with two others from the lower house with a
Supplementary Act to the Act for Limitacon of Officers Fees
passed by that house
Which being Read here is sent to the Lower house w^th the
foll^p Endorsement. Viz

By the Upper House of Assembly
June 6^th 1717
Read the first Time and will pass with the amendment
proposed Viz. The Officer to loose such fees if Expressed in
Words cutt off or Abbreviated And if any the publick Officers
of this Province having made out his fees in words abbrevi-
ated Contrary to the true Intent & meaning of this Act that
then such Officer Insisting on the levying of such fees as af^d
shall be fined five hundred pounds of Tobacco.

U. H. J.

And Whereas Complaint has been made to his Excellency
by his Maj^tys Comissioners of the Customes in Great Brittain
of the fees taken by the Naval Officers & Collectors in this
Pvince. this board has proceeded to settle the Collectors fees
as by the list herewith sent appears (to which His Maj^tys Sur-
veyor Generall being present gave his Approbation as being
Just & Reasonable, Also the Naval Officers fees being setled
by this house as by the list likewise sent, which are both recom-
ended you to be added to this Act
Signed p Order Jn^o Beard Cl up ho.

Sent p M^r Henry Lowe Who returns & Says he D^d it.
Col Hynson & two others with a Bill for laying an Addi-
tional duty of twenty Shillings Curr^t mony p poll on Irish
Servants being Papists to prevent the growth of Popery by
the Importation of too great a number of them into this
Pvince. And also An Additionall duty of twenty Shillings
Curr^t mony p poll on all negroes for raising a Supply towards
the defraying the publick Charge of this Province
Which being Read the foll^o Message is prepared.

By the Uper house of Assembly June 6^th 1717

Gent. On Reading this Bill we do not find any Appropria-
tion of the Additional duty in the body of it, but seems to be
designed by the Title towards defraying the pub: Charge of
this Province, therefore are of opinion it would be proper to
apply it to the use of Free Schools which seems to call upon

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you for your Utmost Endeavours to Encourage them.
Signed p order Jno Beard Cl up ho.

Sent down to the Lower house with the bill Endorsed.

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