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

U. H. J.

A Message from the Lower house by M^r Jenings & M^r Hemsley
with the supplementary Tobacco bill

By the lower house of Assembly 7^th August 1729
May it please your Honours
In Answer to your Message of this Day by Philemon Lloyd Esq^r
this house being sensible of the necessity of a Law to explain the
Tobacco Law; & also being satisfyed with the Reasons which this

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house hath before given to your Honours, of the Injustice in the
Exemption of the Officers fees in the Bill now proposed, We have
thought Convenient to offer to you the following Expedient viz.
To admit your Amendment, by the Omission of the Words, & other
Officers & to fix the number of Plants to the Number regulated by
the Tobacco Law: And also that Tobacco Debts may be discharged
in the same manner & Proportion as the Tobacco Law directs
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

The Question being put, whether the Amendments proposed by
the Lower house to the Supplementary Tobacco bill be approved of
by this house ? Resolved in the Negative
Resolved that the Clerk of this house receive the same fees on all
private Bills made this Session, as are allowed by the lower house
to their Clerk

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight of the Clock

August 8

Friday Morning 8^th August 1729
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday

The following Message being prepared is sent to the Lower house
by Coll Ward

By the Upper house of Assembly 8^th August 1729
Gentlemen.
In Answer to your Message of 6^th Instant by M^r Beale & four
more this house doth concurr in the payment of the Allowances to
the several Members of the Assembly in Cash from Saturday last
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

The following Message being prepared is sent to the Lower house
by Coll Rider

By the Upper house of Assembly 8^th August 1729
Gentlemen.
The ill conveniencys which We foresee, in the making an equal
Distribution of the publick & other Tobacco dues, when collected by