444 Assembly Proceedings, March 15-23, 1725/6.

U. H. J.

By the Lower House of Assembly March the 19^th 1725
Read with Amendments & will pass.
Signed p Order M. Jenefer Cl Lo Ho.

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Ordered the s^d Bill lye on the Table.
Adjourned till Monday Morning nyne of the Clock

Monday Morning March the 21^st 1725/6

This House met again according to Adjournment. Psent
as on Saterday

A Message from the Lower House by M^r Coats & M^r
Wright viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly March the 21^st 1725
May it please Your Honours
In Answer to your Message of the 18^th Instant by Benjⁿ
Tasker Esq^r relating to the Officers ffees we desire that your
Honours will not Insist further on the Amendments pro-
posed by your Message last Sessions but that you'll Agree
to the passing the Bill as then propos'd with the Additionall
Clause proposed in our Message of the 18^th Instant by Capt"
King & M^r Mackall
Sign'd p Order M. Jenefer Cl Lo Ho.

Which Message being read the following Answer was pre-
pared thereto

By the Upper House of Assembly March the 21^st 1725/6
Gentlemen
In Answer to your Message by M^r Coats & M^r Wright we
are Concern'd to find your refusall Signified not to Consent
to the passing the Bill fram'd last Sessions for regulateing
and Lowering Officers ffees with the Amendments pro-
posed by this House in regard we Conceive it to be a very
great Evill to A Countrey the leaving a Matter of so great
a moment without any Limitation or Bounds set to the sev-
erall Offices, and in order to shew our good Inclination to
come into any Measures in our power that may tend to the
Ease & satisfaction of the good People of this province this
House hath so far Conceeded as to approve and allow of that
part of the report (of the Committee of both Houses ap-

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pointed last Sessions of Assembly) touching Deputy Com-
missarys haveing full Power to pass Accounts where no
Dispute arise without the parties paying any ffee to the