The Lower House. 577

On considering the Message from the Upper House, of this Day,
brought by Philip Thomas Esq^r The Question was put, Whether a
Bill shall be brought in to take Bills of Credit out of the Loan office,
for further Carrying on the Building of an House for the Governor
for the Time being, and replacing the same again by Money arising
on Ordinary Licenses; or not ? Resolved in the Negative.

ffor the Negative

M^r Waughop M^r Weems M^r J. Goldsborough
M^r Swann M^r J. Hall Capt. Ennalls
Cap^t Chesley M^r Brome Maj. Sheredine
M^r R. Gresham M^r Smallwood M^r Paca
M^r G. Wilson Cap^t Harrison M^r Wootton
M^r J. Gresham M^r W. Wilkinson M^r Pemberton
Doctor Carroll M^r Courts M^r T. Wilkinson
Major Hall M^r N. Goldsborough M^r T. Hammond
M^r Worthington M^r Lloyd
M^r Smith M^r Thomas

ffor the Affirmative

Col. King M^r Lecompte Cap^t Purnell
M^r Stoughton M^r George Capt. Robins
Col. Gale Col. Colvill Col. Henry
Cap^t D. Wilson Capt. Gordon Cap^t Selby
Major Trippe Col. Tasker
Cap^t Hindman Capt. Wright

Ordered, That the Clerk of this Write to the Several Sheriffs and
Clerks of this Province, that unless they Comply immediately with
the Directions of the Act entituled An Act for raising and Issuing
money for maintaining his Majesty's fforces to be raised in this
Province, and for transporting them to the Place of Rendezvous in
the West Indies, they may expect to have the Law put in fforce
against them: And that the Clerk of this House write to the Justices
of the Respective County Courts (except Queen-Anne's) to order
their several Clerks forthwith to transmit true accounts to the Com-
missioners of the Paper Currency office, of the Moneys paid to the
Taxables of each County, out of the Thirty shillings for each Tax-
able; and to transmit the Receipts for the same, as is directed by the
Paper-Currency Act; and to acquaint the Clerks of the County
Courts, to give Notice to the Respective County Courts, that they
cause to be returned without Delay, to the Commissioners of the
paper-office, such Surplus Money as may be remaining on the said
Account.
An Ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act empowering Mary Stokes,
Widow, and Executrix of Humphrey Wells Stokes, late of Balti-

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