574 Assembly Proceedings, April 23-June 5, 1740.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 46

Baltimore County, or of Thomas Colvill of Cecil County, such
Person so inlisting as aforesaid first producing to the Agent before
named for the County where such Person inlists, A Certificate in
Writing under the hand of such Captain or Superior Officer, declar-
ing that such Freeman is duly Inlisted and entered as a Soldier with
him in his Majestys Service and that the Person so inlisted is in such
manner secured as that the said Captain or Superior Officer is under
no Apprehension of such Soldiers deserting the Service or which
Certificate such Soldier is to give a receipt to such Agent for the said
Money: and which said Five Pounds is over and above the Arms,
proper Cloathing, Pay, Share of Booty & being brought back (if
desired) after the Service is over, which such Person may expect
from his Majestys Promise to that Purpose.
And as a farther Encouragement to such Soldiers it is by the said
Act provided that any such Soldier returning into this Province after
the said Service is over and within eighteen months after his being
discharged therefrom, and producing a Certificate of such discharge,
and of his good Behavior during the Service, under the hand and Seal
of his Captain or Superior Officer, to the Justices of the next [Court]
for the [County] where he shall incline to reside shall for seven
Years next after his Application to the Court as aforesaid be ex-
empted from the Payment of any Publick County or Parish Taxes or
Levies, whatsoever and also from any Service or Attendance relating
to the Highways within this Province
Was Read and Approved
The following Address to his Excellency, was brought in Read,
Approved and Ordered to be Ingrossed (See page 513.)

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The Address to his Excellency being Ingrossed the same was
Signed on behalf and by Order of the House by the honourable
Speaker
Col^o Hanson and M^r Mathews Ordered to acquaint his Excellency
this House hath prepared an Address to him, and to desire his Ex-
cellency will let this house know when and where he will receive it
they return and acquaint M^r Speaker the Governor is ready to receive
the Address in the Conference Chamber immediately
Ordered that the Address be presented by M^r Speaker
M^r Speaker left the Chair and attended by the Members of the
Lower House Presented to his Excellency the Address of this House
in the Conference Chamber
The Several Members of the House returned
M^r Speaker reassumed the Chair
Captain Richard Gist a member returned for Baltimore County
appears in the House
M^r Mathews and M^r Sheredine sent to the Upper House to see him
qualified