The Lower House. 147

By the Committee appointed by the House of Delegates, to consider
of Ways and Means to raise the Sum of Five Thousand Pounds
for his Majesty's Service, and to replace the same.
Your Committee find, That there is in the Office for emitting
Bills of Credit, the Sum of £3829: 2. n-| and propose, that of the
said Sum, together with any other Sum that shall next be brought
into the said Office, the Commissioners or Trustees of the same
Office, pay the Sum of £5000 for his Majesty's Service, in such
Manner, and at such Times, as shall be needful and appointed: And
that for the Replacing and Repayment of the said Sum of £5000
the several Impositions and Duties following be laid and continued,
viz.

Ordinary Licences, (which at present amount to) ......... £. 644
Wheel Carriages, .................................. 241
Billiard Tables, at £3 each, ........................... 63
Pedlars Licences, .................................. 40
Servants for Seven Years, or upwards, 203. per .......... 500
Servants for less than Seven Years, by Indenture or other-
wise,, 53. per................................... 150
Additional Duty on Negroes, of Ios. per Head contined, ..... 50
Duty on Madeira, and all Wines, except from Great-Britain,
2d. per Gallon, ................................. 100

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
June 26

£. 1788

Which your Committee conceive will nett £1650 per Annum.
All which is humbly submitted to your Honourable House.
Signed p Order Th.^o Johnson Jun.^r Clk Comm

Which Report was read, and the House concurs therewith.

A Motion (that Leave may be given to bring in a Bill, for raising
the Sum of £5000 Current Money, of this Province, for his Maj-
esty's Service), was granted: Ordered, That the Committee of Laws
do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.
The House adjourns till the morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.

p. 107

Friday, 27^th June, 1755.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
A Motion (that Leave be given to bring in a Bill, to revive and
continue the Act, entituled, An Act to prevent the People of this
Province from supplying the French, or their Indian Allies, with
Ammunition, Warlike Stores, or Provisions of any Kind), was
granted: Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare and
bring in a Bill accordingly.

June 27