424 Assembly Proceedings, July 11-August 8, 1732.

U. H. J.

By the Upper house of Assembly 3^d August 1732

On reading and Considering the within Bill we are of Opinion
that the Duties of Twenty Shillings Sterling and Twenty Shilling's
Currency already Imposed by former Acts of Assembly are Suffi-
cient to hinder the Importation of Irish Papists into this Province,
besides We are apprehensive that should We lay too great a Duty
upon them it might induce some persons who may think themselves
injured by it, to make such Representations of the Case as may
occasion the taking off the whole Duty, and therefore We desire that
part of the Bill imposing an Additional duty of Twenty shillings
Sterling, may be omitted, with which Amendment this Bill will pass.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Sent by John Hall Esq^r
Read the second time the bill Entituled an Act for raising a Duty
of three halfe pence p hh^d on all Tobacco Exported out of this
Province towards the Encouragement of Publick Schools within
this Province; And the Bill Entituled an Act for raising a Duty of
three halfe pence p hh^d to the Gov^r on all Tobacco Exported out of
this Province; ordered to be Severally thus Endorsed

By the Upper house of Assembly 3^d August 1732
Read the second time & will not pass.
Signed p order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

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Sent by George Plater Esq^r
The following Message being prepared is sent with the Prisoners
Bill and two Certificates to the Lower House by Michael Howard
Esq^r

By the Upper house of Assembly 3^d August 1732
Gentlemen.
Alexander Simms & Archibald Johnston mentioned in one of the
Bills sent us with your Message having as now Appears to us by
proper Certificates from the County Clerk to which they belong,
given due notice to their Creditors that they would Apply to the
Legislature for the Relief prayed for by the said Bills, We agree that
the said Simms and Johnston shall be relieved in the Manner prayed
by those Bills, but as to the other Debtors therein we cannot albeit
We have duely Considered Your Message, agree to the passing a
bill for their Enlargement as desired by your Message.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

The following Message being prepared is sent to the Lower House
by Col Rider