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Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do make an Enquiry into
Ways and Means to raise a Fund, for the Establishment of One
Public Seminary for Learning in this Province, and Report the same
to the House.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.
Post-Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Mr. Smallwood, from the Committee appointed to Tax the Public
Offices of Profit, &c. delivers to Mr. Speaker the following Report,
viz.
By the Committee appointed by the Honourable the Lower House
of Assembly to Tax the Public Offices of Profit, &c. the i6th Day
of May, Anno Domini 1754.
Your Committee, in Obedience to the Order of your Honourable
House, have taxed the several Offices herein after named, the Sums
annexed to their respective Offices yearly, until the Money now to
be raised, for his Majesty's Service, for Presents to the Six Nations
of Indians, and for the Expences of the Commissioners who shall
attend at Albany to deliver the same; as also the Money to be raised
for the Use of the Colony of Virginia, shall be repaid, viz.
Secretary, at 5 1. per Annum, £. 5 0 0
Commissary General, ditto, 5 0 0
Judge of the Land Office, ditto, 5 0 0
Five Naval Officers, at 40 s. each, per Annum, 10 0 0
Fourteen County Clerks, at 20 s. each, ditto, 14 0 0
Fourteen Sheriffs, at 20 s. each, ditto, 14 0 0
Examiner General, at 20 s. per Annum, 1 0 0
Fourteen County Surveyors, at 10 s. each, ditto, 7 0 0
£ 61 0 0
Which is humbly submitted to the Consideration of your Honour-
able House.
Signed per Order, William Wilkins, Clerk.
Which was read and the House concurred thereto.
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Liber No. 47
May 16
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Resolved, That so much Sterling Money as will amount to the
Sum of 500l . Current Money, at the Difference of Exchange, be
taken out of the Treasurers Hands, to be disposed of to purchase
Goods, &c. to be made a Present to the Six Nations of Indians, on
their Meeting with the Commissioners at Albany, in June next.
On motion, the Question was put, Whether the Sum of 150 l. Cur-
rent Money, which is to defray the Expence of the Commissioners
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