The Upper House. 51

A Bill from the Lower House by M^rs Beale and Blackistone En-
tituling an Act Impowering a Committee to lay Assess and Apportion
the Publick Levie for this present Year one Thousand Seven hun-
dred thirty and three, thus Endorsed

By the Lower House of Assembly 11^th April 1733
Read the first and second time by an Especial order and will pass.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Ct Lo: Ho.

Read the first time in this House and ordered to lye on the Table
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for Relief of Pris-
oners for Debt, and will pass, the words, three, in the last line but
one, and last line being left out, and the word one, inserted; ordered
to be so Endorsed, and sent to the Lower house by Philip Lee Esq^r
The following Message is sent to the Lower house by Col
Tilghman.

By the Upper house of Assembly 11^th April 1733

U. H. J.
Lib. No. 33
p. 297

Gentlemen
We agree to your Message of this day by Mess^rs Beale and Sprigg
Provided that the Draught be made by the Treasurer out of the
Duty of Twenty Shillings Sterling on Negroes (by way of Loan)
to be repaid by the Trustees in bills of Credit at the Difference of
Thirty three and one Third advance
Signed p Order John Ross Ct Up Ho.

Black Book
No 3
Letter
No. 135

An Engrossed bill from the Lower House by M^rs Smith and
Nedels Entituled an Act for relief of Prisoners for Debt thus Sub-
scribed

11^th April 1733
Read and Assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read and Assented [to] by this house, ordered to be so subscribed
the Paper Bill so Endorsed is sent to the Lower House by Edmund
Jenings Esq^r
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem Die Post Meridiem
This House met again According to Adjournm^t

Lib. No. 33
p. 297

Present as in the Morning

Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act impowering a
Committee to lay Assess and Apportion the Publick Levy for this
present Year one Thousand Seven hundred thirty and three, and will

p. 298