The Upper House. 35

By the Lower House of Assembly 3^d April 1733
May it please Your Honours
On reading the Report of the Conferrees concerning the Paper
Currency Bill, this House Agrees to the Severall Amendments
therein, Except that the Commissioners be allowed for any year after
the first .year [not] more than Sixty pounds p Annum and that the
Clerk be allowed for any year after the first year [not] more than
Sixty pounds p Ann and propose that the Lawyers be paid their
Tobacco fees in Paper money allowing Ten Shillings p Cent for
every Hundred pounds of Tobacco if the fee be paid in Money the
same Court the Action be finished, with which if your House Con-
curs we desire the Bill may pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

U. H. J.
Black Book
No. 3
Letter
No. 104
Lib. No. 33
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The following Message is sent to the Lower House by Michael
Howard Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assembly 3^d April 1733
Gentlemen.
This House Agrees with the Report of the Conferrees as altered
by Your Message of this day, Except to that part of it, which reduces
the Sallery of the Comm^rs and Clerks from 8o£ every year after the
first year to 6o£ And we Hope your House will Agree to the allow-
ance of 8of to the Comm^rs and Clerk, not only for the reasons men-
tioned in the report of the Conferrees, which this House thinks very
Strong; But also because the Character of the Government, and the
well being or Ruin of this Province will so much depend on the
Faithfull & just Execution of the Trusts in the Bill, that there can-
not be too great Encouragement and Reward given to Such who may
be qualified to undertake such Trusts; And on the other Hand any
thing less than a proper and Suitable Encouragement, may Necessi-
tate the Proprietary or Governor to nominate persons not so well
qualified for such Trusts, as they ought to be, least a Stop should
be in the Execution of the Trusts, and as the Increase of 2o£ is so
little, and can be of no real loss to the Country, Since it will be Still
in Circulation among the Inhabitants therefore this House cannot
upon Consideration of the Hon^r of Government, which must be
lyable to great Imputacon in case of Miscarriages and in regard
of the Security of Inhabitants recede from the Salarys proposed to
the Commissioners and Clerk by the Conferrees
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

An Engrossed Bill from the Lower House by M^rs Herman and
Wood, Entituled an Act for the Assessment of so much Tobacco on
the Taxable Inhabitants of S^t Stephen's Parish in Cecill County, as

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