290 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. 23-May 22, 1756.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
May 19

In the 22^d line of the same Page between the words Heredita-
ments and directed insert Negroes or other Slaves
In the 23^d line of the same Page between the words Heredita-
ments and that insert Negroes or other Slaves
Leave out from the word Currency in the 7^th line of the 10:^th
Page to the word And in the sixth line in the 11 :^th page and insert
And be it further enacted by the Authority af.^d that all and every
Jesuit Seminary Missionary or other Spiritual or Ecclesiastical
Person made or Ordained by any Authority Power or Jurisdiction
derived Challenged or pretended from the Pope or See of Rome
or that shall profess himself or otherwise appear to be such by
Preaching and Teaching of others to say any Popish Prayers by
Celebrating Mass Granting of Absolution or using any other of the
Popish Ceremonies and Rites of Worship who shall appear or Come
into this Province after the first day of August in this present year
shall be deemed and accounted an Incendiary and disturber of the
Publick Peace and Safety and shall forfeit and pay the sum of Five
hundred pounds Current money or in default thereof shall be ad-
judged to Suffer perpetual Imprisonment
Leave out from the word removal in the 12^th line of the 13^th
Page to the word this in the 5 :^th line of the 14 :^th Page and insert
the following Clause And be it further .Enacted that all the Several
fines and forfeitures imposed by this Act shall be devided into Two
equal parts whereof one half shall be paid to the Treasurer of each
respective Shore for the use and Support of the free Schools in this
Province the other half to the Informer or him her or them that
will Sue for the same in any Court of Record having Jurisdiction
thereof by any Action of Debt Bill Plant or Information wherein
no Essoin Protection or Wager of Law to be allowed
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho :

Read and with the Amendments proposed by the Lower house
will not pass
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

p. 109

Eodem Die Post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

May 20

Thursday Morning 20^th May 1756
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday and Col.^o Tasker
Read the Second time the Bill Entituled an Act for the Speedy and
Effectual Publication of the Laws of this Province and for the En-