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of the Lower house to be Nominated by each house respectively to
which proposal the Conferrees of the Upper house reply that they
are not instructed by their house to agree to any Particular Number
of Commissioners but are willing to refer it to the usual Practice
of laying the Publick Levy according to their Proposal Upon which
they resorted to their house and return and further say they are
instructed by their house to say that they will not agree to the Pro-
posal made by the Conferrees of the Lower house but Adhere to
their former Proposition with this that they are willing to be deter-
mined as to the Usage therein by the greatest Number of Precedents
that can be found within Twenty years.
The Conferrees Adjourn to ten OClock to Morrow Morning
And met accordingly
The Conferrees of the Lower house resort to their house for
Instructions and return and say they are Instructed by their house
to agree to the Proposition of the Conferrees of the Upper house.
Proposed by the Conferrees of the Upper House that the duty
on the buyer of Convicts imported into this Province be struck out
of the Bill. Upon which the Conferrees of the Lower house resort to
their house they return and say they are Instructed to agree to that
Proposal.
The Conferrees of the Upper house object against those words in
the Bill which Tax his Lordships reserves but agree that all his
Lordships Manners shall be Taxed and all his other Lands for
which he receives or for which he shall receive any Rent should be
Subjected to the Tax imposed. Upon which the Conferrees of the
Lower house resort to their house for Instruction thereon.
The Conferrees Adjourn to Monday two OClock Post Meridiem
And met accordingly all except M :^r Edward Tilghman and M.^r
Murdock
Stephen Bordley Jun.^r Clerk to the Conferrees being unable to
attend they Choose for their Clerk Thomas Johnston Junior
The Conferrees of the Lower house acquaint those of the Upper
house that the Lower house agree to amend those parts of the Bill
which Tax his Lordships Reserves agreeable to the proposal made on
Saturday
Agreed that in Page 72 the word (reserved) be struck out and
between the words Lands and by in the first line of that Page be
inserted which are or shall be hereafter leased out in the fourth line
of that Page that the word reserved be struck out and the word leased
inserted in its Room. In the third line from the bottom the word
computed be struck out and the word whole inserted in its Room,
In the same line the word reserved be struck out and the words
leased out Inserted in its Room In the 2^d line of the 73^d Page the
word reserved be struck out and the word (leased) inserted In the

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Liber No. 35
May 11
P. 97