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pursued in 1747 when the first Inspection Act passed — By your
Message of Yesterday we find that neither is this Method agreeable
to you, but you desire us to point out Amendments, and that you
will agree to a Conference thereon; if you think it expedient.
You must be sensible, that if [we] were to enter minutely into a
Consideration of all the parts and Articles of the Bill, detail all our
Exceptions, and apply distinctly our Observations in support of our
Opinion, it would be a Work of great Length, take up much time,
and be productive of a considerable Expence, and especially if this
Proceeding should draw from you a Message of the same kind, and
you at last not judge a Conference to be expedient, Wherefore we
make the following general Propositions.
That the Regulation of the Fees of Officers, and Lawyers, and the
Provisions Dependant thereon be the same as in the last Inspection
Act, the Mode of Recovering Penalties be the same, that there be
no new Allowance on Tobacco Payments, or that the Clause in which
it is comprized may be explained so clearly as to extend only to
cropped Tobacco —
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U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Nov. 10
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That all persons, whether they shall make Tobacco or not, may
elect to pay all Fees in Tobacco or Money in the manner provided
by the Bill That the poll Tax may be paid in the same manner, with
this difference only, that in Case of a Payment in Money the [clergy
may] receive on thirty two instead of thirty Per Pole, that the Inspec-
tion may be Closed at the time Directed by the late Regulation
Should you think the Income from the Fees of the Secretary, Com-
missary General, and Judges of the Land Office will be too great
on this Plan, we Propose if you think Proper, that there may be
annual Stated Income paid to these Officers respectively of £6oo
Sterling, in Lieu of all other Fees Perquisites and Emoluments, and
that these may be accounted for and applied to the Public Use, as
the General Assembly shall Direct.
Lastly, that the Fees and Proportion of the Poll Tax which become
due during the Existence of the late Regulation, and remain unsatis-
fied may be accordingly paid.
Signed by Order— U Scott. Cl. Up. Ho
Adjourned until three of the Clock in the Afternoon.
Eodem Die Post Meridiem.
The House met again according to Adjournment.
Present as in the Morning, and William Fitzhugh Esq.
Read the first and second time, by an Especial Order, in this
House a Bill entitled. "An Act for the Relief of certain Prisoners
in the several Jails therein mentioned" and will pass with the follow-
ing Amendments At the end of the last page add the following
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