The Upper House. 453

Two Engrost Bills from the Lower House by M^r Walter
Smith and M^r Dent viz.

An Act Intituled An Act to restrain the ill practices of
Attorneys and to prevent their takeing money ffees and As-
certaining what ffees shall be allowed to Practitioners in the
Law who shall attend the Circuit Courts and
An Act Entituled An Act for Limitation of Officers fees
which were severally thus Subscribed Viz

March the 23^th 1725
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly &
Sign'd p Order M. Jenifer Cl Lo Ho

U. H. J.

Which were severally read & Assented to by this House
and Ordered to be so subscrib'd
And the Paper Bills so severally Endorst were sent down
to the Lower House by Phil Lee Esq^r who returns & says he
Delivered them.
A Message from the Lower House by John Beale Esq^r &
Col^o Belt as follows Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly March the 23^th 1725
May it please Your Hon^rs
If your Honours have perused and fully Considered the
Bill for Advancement of the Value of the Staple of this prov-
ince we desire you would be pleased to send down that Bill to
this House with your Resolutions thereupon
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

Thereupon the Bill for advancing of the Value of the
Staple of the Province was read & Ordered to be thus En-
dorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
March the 23^d 1725.
We are in hopes this Sessions is very near a Conclusion and
therefore desire this Bill may be referred to the Consideracon
of next Sessions of Assembly
Signed p Order Geo Plater Cl Up Ho.

Which Bill was sent down by Benj^a Tasker Esq^r
A Bill from the Lower House by M^r King and Captain
Rider Entituled An Act to revive Continue and make valid

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