228 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

L. H. J.

Schools &c and the other Half to the party Grieved; with
which Amendments the Bill will Pass.
Signed p Order. John Beale. Clk. Up. Ho.

which being Accordingly Amended and Read Past for En-
grossing and was Sent to the Committee of Laws to be En-
grost.
The house Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Eight a
Clock.

Fryday Morning July the 28^th 1721
The House meets According to Adjournment
Yesterday's Proceedings are Read.
On Reading Yesterday's Message by Coll. Addison,
Resolved that the Stadt House be new Shingled and the
Magazine Repaired And Ordered that Coll. Woolford and
M^r Lloyd goe and see in what Condition the Powder house
is, and to make, their Report thereon to this House.
An Engrost Bill for Reviving of An Act for Raising a
Duty of three Pence p Hogshead on all Tobacco Exported
out of this province for the uses therein Mentioned.
An Engrost Bill for Reviving An Act for Relieving the
Inhabitants of this Province from some Aggrievances.
An Engrost Bill for Reviving the Act for Ascertaining
the Gauge and Tare of Tob^o hh^ds &c were severally Read
and Endorst thus Viz.
July the 27^th 1721.
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly.
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Clk Lo ho.

And Sent to the Upper house by M^r Garret and M^r Turbutt,
Who Return and say they Delivered them.

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Ordered that the following Message be prepared Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly July the 28^th 1721.

May it Please Your Hon^rs Your Message by Coll Thomas
Addison hath been taken into Consideration, and we assure
you, that we heartily join with your Hon^rs as to the Necessity of
Repairing both the Publick Buildings and Records as well as a
further Necessity of Sending for a Fire Engine. To Comply
therewith we have agreed to New Shingle this House and to
mend the Magazine house and Repair the Powder House;
and when these Repairs are made it will be then Time to take
the Repairs of the Records into Our Consideration.