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Read & Assented to by this house & ordered to be so Subscribed
the Paper bills so Endorsed are sent to the lower House by George
Plater Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for Emitting and
making Current seventy two Thousand pounds Current Money of
Maryland in Bills of Credit ordered to be thus Endorsed,

By the Upper house of Assembly 4^th August 1732
Read the second time & with the Amendm^ts herewith sent will

pass

Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up Ho.

U. H. J.

Amendm^ts to the Paper Currency Bill

p. I^st L. 4 Instead of not, put the word, Scarcely,
p. 2^d L. 2. Instead of the words, by the first day of June next
after the end of this present Session of Assembly, put, within two
months after his Lordships Assent to this Act shall be published &
declared in this Province.
L. 13. Insert the word, written, after, names
p. 3. L. 4. After the word, and, Add the following words. The
Gov^r or President for the time being is hereby empowered to
Nominate and Appoint 3 Com^rs or Trustees for Western Shore;
and three Com^rs or Trustees for the Eastern Shoar, and the words ;n
5^th 6^th & 7^th Lines to the word, who, in 8^th line to be left out
L. 15. Instead of the words, happen to Dye or be removed by
Misfeasance or for not Acting, put, shall Dye, refuse to Act, or be
removed,
p. 5. L. ii Between the words, to, and the, put, either of
p. 7. L. 5. Put the words, are in, instead, of, shall be,
Back L. 5. After the word, Hogshead, add or other package
p. 8. L 9. Instead of the word, April, put, March
p. 14. L. 9. Instead of the words, so that, put, altho, and in the
next line of the same page, the words to be, be left out.

p. 20. L. 3. After the word thereof, put, And so Annually in

proportion to the sume remaining unpaid, instead of, or of so much
therof as shall remain unpaid
And the following Clause to be Added Provided always and be it
Enacted by the Authority af^d that nothing in this Act Contained
shall Extend or be construed to Extend to the paying or Discharg-
ing in Bills of Credit any Rents or other dues payable or to be pay-
able in Money to the Lord Proprietary his Heires or Successors for
or by reason of any Cause matter or thing not mentioned in this Act
Provided that no part or Clause of this Act shall have Effect or
be put in Execution untill such time as the Approbation of his Lord-

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