560 Assembly Proceedings, July 12-25, 1726.

L. H. J.

And delivers the Message viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly July 23^d 1726.
Gentlemen.
On reading and considering the Report of the Conferrees
relating to the Bill for advancing the Staple of this Province
We cannot agree thereto, And therefore propose to yo^r House
the following Amendments to that Bill.
I^st That [that] part of the Bill which directs the Cutting up
all Tobacco planted this year (above Eight thousand plants p
Taxable) be omitted it being now too late to effect it
2^dly That no Deduction be made this Year and that the
Deduction hereafter to be made instead of one third part be
reduced to ten p Cent.
3^dly That provision be made for an Equivalent to the Lord
Prop^ry for the Loss he will sustain in his Revenue by lessening
the Quantity of Tobacco.
With which Amendments the Bill will pass.
Signd p Order. Geo Plater Cl. Up. H^o

Thereupon the Question was put whether the Bill shall be
inforced by a Message or not? And it passed in the negative.
Col^o Ward from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker The
Bill for reviving the Act for regulating Ordinaries thus
endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly July the 23^d 1726.

Read & will pass.
Sign'd p Order. Geo. Plater Cl. Up H^o

Thereupon the Bill past for engrosing.
The House adjourns till two a Clock afternoon

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Post Merediem.
The House meets.
On reading the Representation of the rev^d M^r John Hum-
phreys setting forth that he has been at a great Deal of
Trouble in cleaning & regulating the Provinciall Library,
severall Catalogues thereof being also produced, Resolved
that the said Humphreys be allowed Ten Pounds Current
money for .such his Trouble
An engrost Bill for reviving the Act for regulating Or-
dinaries And an Engrost Supplementary Bill to the Act for