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for Emitting the Bills of Credit, so much Money as will be sufficient
for the Paying the whole Demand now due from the Publick :
Be it Enacted, by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary,
by and with the Advice and Consent of His Lordship's Governour,
and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the Authority of
the same, That the said Commissioners or Trustees do, and the said
Commissioners or Trustees are hereby required and authorized,
immediately to pay to the several Persons, who have at present any
Demands upon the Publick, the several Sums of Money due to such
Persons, as they shall appear to be stated and ascertained by a Report
of a Committee of both Houses of this present Assembly, and As-
sented to by both Houses.
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That within
Six Months from the End of this present Session of Assembly, the
said Commissioners or Trustees shall send or deliver to the several
Treasurers of this Province, the total and just Sum of such Moneys
as they do and are hereby required to pay, by Virtue of this Act;
as also the Charges of Commission, allowed to the said Commis-
sioners or Trustees, by this Act, for Paying and Receiving the same :
Which said Sum or Sums, the said Treasurers, or either of them,
are hereby required and authorized to pay to the said Commissioners
or Trustees, as soon as conveniently may be, out of the Moneys which
they or either of them have received, or shall receive, payable in Bills
of Credit, for any Duties, Imposts, or Customs, imposed by any
Acts of Assembly of this Province; so tbat the said Sum or Sums
may be fully replaced and paid into the said Office, according to the
Intent of this Act.
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority, Advice, and Consent
aforesaid, That the said Commissioners or Trustees for their Trouble
in putting this Act in Execution, are hereby authorized, to take to
their own Use, the Sum of Two and a Half .Pounds per Cent, for all
the Moneys which shall be paid or received by them, by Virtue of
this Act; and so pro rato, for any lesser Sum.
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An Act for Defraying the Publick Charge of this Province.
Forasmuch as it is thought convenient by this General Assembly
That the Publick Charges of this Province now due, which amount
in the whole to Five Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Seven
Pounds Fifteen Shillings and Eight Pence, should be paid in Current
Money :
Be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary,
by and with the Advice and Consent of His Lordship's Governour,
and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the Authority of
the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the several Treasurers
of this Province, the Honourable Benjamin Tasker, Esq; and the
Commissioners or Trustees, for Emitting the Paper Money, to pay
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