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

L. H. J.

out of this Province, And the bill Entituled an Act for raising a
Duty of three half pence p Hogshead on all Tob^o Exported out of
this Province towards the Encouragement of the Publick .Schools
within this Province. Severally Indorsed thus.

By the Upper House of Assembly 2^d Aug^t 1732.

Read the first time and ordered to Lye on the Table.
Signed p order J Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

And thus, [See page 424.]
Michael Howard Esq^r from the Upper House Delivered to M^r
Speaker the bill Entituled an Act for the Releif of James Gibson &c.
And the bill Entituled an Act for the releif of Robert Brooks &c.
And the following Message. [The text of this message is printed at
page 424.]

p. 417

Coll^o Rider from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker the
following Message. [The text of this message is printed at
page 425.]
The House Adjourns untill to Morrow Morning at Seven of the
Clock

Aug. 4

Friday Morning August 4th 1732.

The House met according to Adjournment, The Members Called
and all Present as Yesterday, The proceedings of Yesterday were
read.
A Bill Entituled an Act for raising a Duty of three pence p Hogs-
head on all Tobacco Exported out of this Province for the Uses
therein Mentioned Read the first and second time by an Especial
Order and passed, and sent to the Upper House by Coll^o Herman &
Capⁿ Dashiel, They return and say they delivered the same.
An Ingrossed bill Entituled an Act repealing part of an Act En-
tituled an Act laying an Imposition on Negroes &c. An Ingrossed
bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act for Stay of Execution
after the Tenth of May And an Ingrossed bill Entituled an Act
Ascertaining the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco Hogsheads Severally
read and Assented to and sent to the Upper House With the paper
bills thereof by M^r Hemsley and M^r Sheredine, They return and
say they Delivered the Same
The following Letter from the Governour Viz.

Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly.
Whereas I am Informed by Several Officers of the Militia that the
Act of Assembly now in force for regulating the Militia does not