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

L. H. J.

near the head of Great Choptank River &c. The paper Bill Entituled

an Act to Ascertain the Gauge & Tare of Tobacco Hogshead &C.
The Paper bill Entituled an Act repealing part of an Act Entituled
an Act laying an Imposition on Negroes &c. And the paper bill En-
tituled an Act for Stay of Execution after the Tenth of May
Severally. Indorsed thus

By the Upper House of Assembly 4^th August 1732.

The Engrossed bill whereof this is the Original is read & As-
sented to.
Signed p Order. J Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

The following Answer sent to the Governours Letter Viz

By the Lower House of Assembly Aug^t 4^th 1732.

May it Please y^r Excellency.
In Answer to your Letter this Day Delivered M^r Speaker We have
taken it into Consideration And this Session drawing near to a
Conclusion have agreed to referr the Subject Matter therein Con-
tained to the Mature Consideration of the next Assembly It being- a
Matter of Importance and what will take up a Considerable time to
Transact in the Manner it should.
Signed p Order of the House, p John Mackall, Speaker

p. 419

Sent to his Excellency the Governour by Coll. Hanson and Coll^o
Herman
The following Message. [The text of this message is printed at
page 426.] Sent to the Upper house by M^r Taylor and M^r Golds-
borough, They return & Say they Delivered the same.

p. 420

The following Message, [The text of this message is printed
at page 427.] Sent to the Upper House by Cap" Dashiel and three
more, They return and say they Delivered the same.
An Ingrossed bill Entituled an Act to Explain part of an Act
Entituled an Act for the Advancement of Justice read and As-
sented to and sent to the Upper House by M^r Warfeild and M^r
Middleton, They return and say they Delivered the Same. M^r
Beale Delivered to M^r Speaker the following Report and the Journal
of the Committee of Accounts which was read and Assented to and
sent to the Upper House by the Committee of Accounts. They
return and Say they Delivered the same.

By the Committee of Accounts [August] the 4^th 1732

Your Committee having Examined the several Treasurers Ac-
counts for Sixteen years past and Cannot find that M^r Stephen