98 Assembly Proceedings, May 28-June 8, 1717.

L. H. J.

As also an Engrost Bill being a Supplementary Bill to the
act assertaining the bounds of Land within this Province, read
and Ordered to be thus Endorst viz:

June the 8^th 1717.

Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly and
Signed p Order
Mic: Jenifer Cl: Lo: Ho:

Both which Bills were sent to the upper house by Coll. Scott
& M^r Jowles.
They return and say they Delivered them.
The Question being put whether a Clause shall be Added
to the Bill for laying the Publick Levy this year empowering
the same Comittee to lay the Publick Levy next year or not,
Resolved in the negative Nemine Contradicente.
Coll Young from the Upper house Delivers M^r Speaker
the Journall of the Comittee of Accounts thus Endorst Viz:

By the Upper House of Assembly June The 8^th 1717.
Read and Assented to by the Upper house of Assembly &
Signed p Order John Beard Clk Up Ho

The following Message Sent to the upper house by Major
Wilson M^r Pollard & M^r Hopkins viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly June 8^th 1717.
May it please Your hon^rs
We find by the act made the 26^th day of April 1715 that the
18^d p hh^d was raised to the right honble Benedict Leonard
Lord Baltemore in Lieu and Stead of the 12^d p hh^d raised to
the late Charles Lord Baltemore in Consideration of 'his
taking his Quit Rents and Alienation fines in Tobacco at 2^d p 1,
and was to be paid to the Severall Navall Officers by the
Master of Every Ship or Vessell &c^a That the Navall Officers
on receipt of the 18^d p hh^d were obliged to render an Account
of and pay the Same to The Publick Treasurers of this Prov-
ince to be by the Treasurers accounted for and paid to the
right Honble Bened^t Leonard Lord Baltemore in Case he
should be favourably pleased to accept the same in Considera-
tion of his receiving his Quit Rents and Alienacon Fines in
Tobacco at 2^d Sterling p Pound after such Acceptances
should be duly signified to this Province otherwise the said
Mony was to be applyed to the defraying the Publick Charge.
We also find by an Act past the 9^th August last to Confirm
his Lpp's Acceptance of the said 18^d p hh^d (which his Lpp