536 Assembly Proceedings, April 5-22, 1720.

U. H. J.

To which Message is prepared the following Ans^r Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
Aprill the 20^th 1720
We Concurr with your Message this day by M^r Hill &
three more of your house w^ch proposes the allowances of
twelve & Six pence p hundred for the Tob^o Allowances not yet
made.
Signed p Ord^r Jn^o Beale Cl Up Ho.

And sent to the Lower House by Esq^r Bordley who returns
& Says he delivered the Same.

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By the Upper House of Assembly
Ap^ll 20^th 1720
His Excellency and this House think Proper to Communi-
cate to you their proceedings relateing to the Papists for your
Concurrence which are Extracted from our Journalls
Signed p Order Jn^o Beale Cl Up ho.

Which message with a Copy of the Proceedings therein
menconed are sent to the Low^r House by Col Holland Who
returns and Says he Delivered the same
The four Engrost Bills following Viz.
A Bill Empowering Certain Com^rs & Trustees to dispose of
the remaining part of the psonal Estates which were of Tho^s
Smithson late of Dorchester County Gent. & Thos. Smithson
late of Talbott County Esq^r dec^d &c.
A Bill to invest an Estate in ffee to John Clements of Queen
Ann's County &c.
A Bill Reviving and Continuing the Act Entituled an Act
for Ascertaineing the Gauge and Tare of tob^o hh^ds
A Bill for giveing ffurther time to the severall Tradesmen
who Orriginally took up the new Lotts &c. which foregoing
Bills being read are thereto Severally thus written Viz.

Aprill the 20^th 1720
Read & Assented to by the Upper House of Assembly and
Signed p Order John Beale Cl Up Ho.

M^r Larramore & M^r Dent from the Low^r House deliver his
Excy

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An Engrost Bill for Empowering a Comittee to Lay &
Assess the Publick Levey &c.