636 Assembly Proceedings, September 23-October 26, 1723.

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Counties and publick and five hundred pounds of Tobacco for
the Body of Laws Sent to great Brittain Last Year.
Ordered that Attachm^t of Contempt Issue to the Sherriff
of Dorchester against Peter Taylor to Oblige him to Attend
here next Sessions to testify Concerning the Lands Called
Darby.

An Engrost Bill repealing such part of an Act of Assembly
Entituled An Act for Laying an Imposition on Severall
Comodities Exported out of this Province as relates to the
Laying an Imposition or Duty on furrs and Skins only and for

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Laying an Imposition on Pork pitch and Tarr in lieu thereof
was read and Assented to and was so Endorst and Sent to
the Upper House by M^r Oldham and M^r Hudson. They
Return and say they Delivered it

Col John Ward from the Committee Appointed to Agree
with proper Workmen for Secureing the Provinciall Library
returns the following Report Viz :

At a Committee Appointed by the Upper and Lower Houses
of Assembly to Agree with proper workmen for secureing the
Provinciall Library.
Present.

The Hon^rble Col^o Thomas Addison of the Upper House and
Col^o John Ward Cap^t Justinian Jordan and Cap^t Henry
Hooper of the Lower House.

The said Committee Aggrees with John Smith of Annapolis
Joyner to fix Cases in the Conference Chamber, for the pres-
ervation of the provintiall Library with Strong Shelves and
partitions at Convenient Distances with six Large Sash Doors
which Cases are to begin at the Back of the Door of the said
Chamber and to be Continued to the window on the West Side
of the said Room and from the said window to the Closet
Door on the same Side of the Room to be the full heighth of
the Room and fifteen or Sixteen Inches in breadth from the
Wainscott, as high as the Surbass of the room to be filled with
Dannells of good Wainscott and all Above that height to be
well sashed with Glass, to find three good Side hinges two
plate bolts and one good Lock and Key to Each Door and all
other Mattereals necessary for Compleating the said Work
(sash glasses only Excepted) which work the said Smith
promises Compleatly to finish by Christmass next According
to the direction of the Reverend M^r Samuell Skippon, for
which we have agreed that the said Smith shall have paid him
by the Treasurer of the Western Shore the Sum of Seventeen
pounds ten Shillings Current money.