426 Assembly Proceedings, April 20-May 6, 1736.

U. H. J.

Read and assented to by this house & ordered to be so subscribed
the Paper Bill so endorsed is sent by Edmund Jenings Esq^r
A Bill from the Lower house by M^rs Hooper & Kennard Entituled
an Act to alter the times for holding the Assizes and Provincial
Court and to appoint the said Courts to be held at the times herein
mentioned thus Endorsed

By the Lower house of Assembly 30 April 1736
Read the first and second time by an Especial Order & will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Read the first time in this house & ordered to lye on the Table
A Message from the Lower house by M^rs Hooper & Stoughton

By the Lower house of Assembly 30 April 1736
May it please Your Honours

p. 31

This house taking into their Consideration as well the Great,
trouble and Expence which the Honble Col Levin Gale hath been
put to by his Service and Attendance as chief Justice of the Provin-
cial Court for Some years past, as also his Merit and Abilities in the
Execution of the said Office have for a Reward for his Services and
Expences therein, and for his Encouragement in continuing in the
said Office, voted that the Sum of One hundred pounds be allowed
and paid in the Publick Levy to the said Levin Gale, and therewith
do desire Your Honours Concurrence
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Adjourned 'till to Morrow Morning nine of the Clock.

May 1

Saturday Morning 1 May 1736

This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday with the Addition of Edmund Jenings &
Philip Lee Esq^r
Read the second time a supplementary Act to the Act Entituled
an Act for Limitation of the time of shipping Tob^o and passed ;
provided the Clauses relating to Tobacco taken on Board any Craft
in Order to be put on board any ship or Vessel after the last Day
of Septem^r be left out; sent by Philip Lee Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled a supplementary Act to
the Act Entituled an Act for the Tryal of all Matters of fact, in the
Counties where they have arisen or shall arise the Continuance of
Causes in the Provincial Court and Adjournment of that Court and