The Lower House. 185

all the Money paid to them by Virtue of this Act, and upon every
Payment made to them, to Credit such Account, by the Person pay-
ing the same, distinguishing particularly, in such Account, for what
the same was paid; and that in Case, during the Continuance of the
said recited Acts hereby continued, and this present Act, any more
Money shall be raised, or paid to the Commissioners or Trustees
aforesaid, in Virtue of the said Acts hereby continued, and this Act,
than shall or may answer the Purposes of the former Acts, and also
replace and repay the said Sum of Five Thousand Pounds, that the
Surplus shall be retained, by the said Commissioners or Trustees,
in their Hands, to be disposed of as the General Assembly of this
Province shall direct.
And be it further Enacted, That the Office Bonds of the said
Commissioners or Trustees of the said Loan Office, for the Time
being, and their Securities in such Bonds, shall be answerable for
all Sums of Money, which they shall receive by Virtue of this Act.
This Act to continue for such Time, and so long, and until the
Sums mentioned in the several Acts hereby continued, are fully paid
and complied with; and also until the Sum of Five Thousand
Pounds, by this Act applied and given for his Majesty's Service,
shall be fully repaid, and replaced, into the Office of the Com-
missioners or Trustees of the Loan Office, and until the End of the
next Session of Assembly, that shall thereafter happen.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
July 7

The Indorsements :
By the Lower House of Assembly, July 5, 1755.
Read the first and second Time by an especial Order, and will pass.
Signed p Order, M. Macnemara, Cl. lo. Ho.

By the Upper House of Assembly, July 5, 1755.
Read the first time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Signed p Order, J. Ross, Cl. up. ho.

By the Upper House of Assembly, July 5, 1755.
Read the second time, and will not pass.
Signed p Order, J. Ross, Cl. up. ho.

On Motion, that an Address be prepared to his Excellency, in
Answer to his Message of this Day: Ordered, that the Committee
of Laws do prepare and bring in an Address accordingly.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment &c.
Col. Tilghman, from the Committee of Laws, brings in, and
delivers to Mr. Speaker, an Address to his Excellency, which was
read, approved, and ordered to be ingrossed.

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