434 Assembly Proceedings, May 14-June 6, 1719.

L. H. J.

Resolved that the sume of Six pence a night be paid by all
foreigners to the Corporation, for horse Pasturage for their
use, and M^r Beall M^r Mariarte and M^r Warfield are Appointed
to see that the Gate keeper performe his Duty, and upon neg-
lect of his Duty that they turn him out and Appoint a new one.

The house adjourns till to Morrow Morning Eight a Clock.

Thursday June 4^th 1719
The house meet According to Adjournment.
Yesterday's proceedings are read.
Ordered that his Excellency the Governour be allowed by
the Committee for laying the publick levy the Sume of One
hundred and twenty pounds Current money to be by his said
Excellency paid to the Bricklayer on the finishing the publick
work on the Stadt house hill According to the Report of the
Committee.
Engrost Supplement to the Act relating to Servants &
Slaves read and ordered to be thus Endorst Viz:

June 4^th 1719.
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly and
Signed p order M. Jenifer Cl. L^o H^o.

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And sent to the Upper House by M^r Crabb and M^r James
Smith.
They return and say they Delivered it.
Esq^r Hall from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker, bill
for Limitation of officers fees with the follow: Message Viz:

By the Upper House of Assembly
June the 4^th 1719
Gent.
On reading and Considering your Message by M^r Robert
Tyler and M^r Charles Wright relating to the bill for the
regulation of officers fees We cannot but think you too pos-
sitive in Resolving to deprive the Country of the benefit of
the former law made for that purpose (which we cannot but
think has been very usefull in restraining the Severall Officers
from charging and extorting excessive fees and making them
Lyable to a prosecution and penalty for so doing) rather than
Admitt of a Regulation of that bill now proposed by you, We
are of opinion as well as you that some of the fees Allowed
Severall officers by the former Law are too highly rated and
may be reduced, but we think that the Regulation Proposed