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A Message from the Lower House by M^r Waughop and M^r Key

By the lower House of Assembly July 26^th 1731

May it please Your Honours
Upon Consideration of the Petition of Charles Slye, sent by Ben-
jamin Tasker Esq^r and recommended by your Honours; This House
is of Opinion that the said Charles Slye may be of Service to the
Country in Instructing the Militia thereof in Military Discipline and
of which this House is well Informed he is very Capable, and there-
fore as an Encouragement and Recompence for such his Service; we
propose he be allowed Thirty pounds Sterling p Ann. out of the
three shillings p Hogshead raised for Arms and Ammunition in

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which we desire your Honours Concurrence. And with us to apply
to His Excellency the Gover^r for his Consent thereto
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.

A Bill from the lower House by M^r Elliott & M^r Hemsley En-
tituled an Act to Record a Deed of Bargain and Sale from James
Gould & Elizabeth his wife to W^m Scott and Sarah his wife thus
Endorsed

By the lower House of Assembly 26^th July 1731

Read the first and second time by an Especial Order and will Pass.
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.

A Bill from the lower House by Col Belt & M^r Tolly Entituled an
Act for Regulating of Ordinarys and for the better Regulating Or-
dinary Keepers & Innholders within this Province for the future
thus Endorsed.

By the lower House of Assembly 23^d July 1731.
Read the first time and ordered to lye on the Table.
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.

By the lower House of Assembly 26th July 1731
Read the second time and will pass.
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.

A Bill from the lower House by Major King & M^r Aug^st Thomp-
son Entituled an Act to remedy Defective probates of Accounts &
giving further time for proving Accounts thus Endorsed.

By the lower House of Assembly 24^th July 1731
Read the first time & ordered to lye on the Table.
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.

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