32 Assembly Proceedings, October 11-27, 1720.

U. H. J.

To w^ch is thus Written Viz.

Oct^r the 22^d 1720
Read & Assented to by the Lower house of Assembly and
Signed p order M Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

A Bill for Raiseing a Duty of three pence "p hh^d on all tob^o
Exported out of this -pvince for the uses therein menconed To
w^ch is thus written
Ocf the 22^d 1720
Read & Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly and
Signed p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

The foregoing three Engrost Bills being read are thereto
Severally thus written Viz.

Oct^r the 22^d 1720

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Read & Assented to by the Upper house of Assembly and
Signed p Ord^r Joh Beale Cl Up ho.

Esq^r Hall sent to the Low^r House w^th the paper bills and to
Acquaint them that the Aforesaid three Engrost bills are
Assented to by this house who returns and Says he Delivered
the paper bills and Acquainted them accordingly
Joshua George is Admitted by this house to be Clerk Assis-
tant to the Cl thereof and thereupon the s^d Joshua takes an
Oath to keep the secrets of this house
The Supplementary bill to the act to Limitt the Continu-
ance of Actions in Severall Courts within this Province and
Ascertaining the manner of taking the Evidence of Sea faring
men and for granting Appeals from the Chancery Court to
the Gov^r and Councill
Being read is thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly October 22^d 1720

This bill being read does not answer its End, For the first
Act being that they shall Continue no Longer than a time
Expressed which is Shorter; And this Bill being that they

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shall Continue no Longer then a time which is Longer can only
Enlarge the time by Implication which can never operate
against the Express words of the former Law we have there-
fore proposed the bill herew^th sent you w^th a Provisoe Added
W^ch we think very necessary for the right Understanding of
the former Law And alsoe an Enlargment of five months time
to the Chancery Court where there is the same necessity or
rather a Greater than in the Courts of Law and where there