The Upper House. 4^5

By the Upper house of Assembly 3^d August 1732

Gentlemen.
This House doth agree to the allowance to be made to the Members
of this Assembly at the rate of Ten Shillings Current Money for
every hundred pounds of Tobacco for the time mentioned in your
Message uf this day by M^r Goldsborough and M^r Nedels
Signed p order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight of the Clock.

U. H. J.

Friday Morning 4^th August 1732
This House met again According to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday
A Bill from the Lower house by M^r Herman and M^r Dashiel En-
tituled an Act for raising a Duty of three pence p hh^d on all Tob^o
Exported out of this Province for the uses therein mentioned thus
Endorsed

By the lower house of Assembly August 4^th 1732

Read the first & Second time by an Especial order & will pass.
Signed p order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Aug. 4

Read the first time in this House & ordered to lye on the Table
Three Engrossed Bills from the lower house by M^r Hemsley and
M^r Sheredine one Entituled an Act repealing part of an Act En-
tituled an Act Laying an Imposition on Negroes & on Severall Sorts
of Liquors imported & also on Irish Servants to prevent the Import-
ing to [o] great a Number of Irish Papists into this Province, and one
Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act for stay of Execution
after the Tenth of May; The other Entituled an Act Ascertaining the
Gauge and Tare of Tob^o hh^ds Severally thus Subscribed.

August 4^th 1732
Read and Assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read and Assented to by this House and ordered to be Severally
so Subscribed the Paper bills so Endorsed are Sent to the Lower
House by Col Tilghman
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act to Explain part
of an Act Entituled an Act for the Advancem^t of Justice ordered
to be thus Endorsed.

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