368 Assembly Proceedings, July 10-August 8, 1729.

U. H. J.

Read a second time the bill for emitting twenty four thousand
pounds paper Currency &c & Ordered to be thus Endorsed

By the Upper House of Assembly 4^th August 1729

Read a second Time & will pass with the Amendm^ts proposed in
a Schedule herewith sent
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

By the Upper house of Assembly 4^th August 1729

Amendments proposed to be made to the Bill Entituled an Act to
make & emit twenty four thousand pounds Current money of Mary-
land in Bills of Credit & for easing the Inhabitants of this Province
in the Payment of Debts & to raise a fund to sink the s^d Bills of
Credit, with which the s^d Bill will pass.
This Act not to take Place until his Ldps. Pleasure be known
therein
The Word, Brandy, to be left out in all Places of the Bill

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The Comm^rs to have a discretionary Power how
much to allow for receiving & prizing Tob^o six p
Cent being thought not Sufficient.

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The thirty pounds to the Comm^rs to be made
forty
The five p Cent to the Naval Officer to be made
Eight p Cent

The forty pounds p Annum to the Clerk to be

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made fifty & the Clerk to give Security in such

sums as the Comm^rs shall think fit

The whole Clause for the discharging all pub-

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lick & County Levies, forty p Poll &c with the

Proviso thereon to be left out

The whole Clause obliging & requiring Persons

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to accept of Paper bills of Credit in Lieu of Ster-

ling or Current money to be left out

All Tobacco ship'd pursuant to the directions of

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this Act to be consigned to such Merchants in
London as the Comm^rs from time to time shall

think fit

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Next after the Words Rates &c. Duties due &
payable, put, or shall hereafter be due, or payable

The whole sentence begining at, And during the

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Continuance of any Action on any Bond &c. to, to

discharge the Defendant to be wholly left out