364 Assembly Proceedings, November 5-21, 1770.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Nov. 19

New Parishes by the Names of Eden Parish, and Frederick Parish"
— and will Pass with the following Amendments Leave out from
the Word "therein" in the 4.^th Line of the first Page to the Word

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"Parish" inclusive, in the eighth Line of the same Page Leave out
from the Word "Parishes" — in the third Line from the Bottom of
the first Page, to the word "Parish" in the seventh Line from the
Bottom of the third Page — Leave out from the Word "Districts"
in the third Line from the Bottom of the third Page, all that follows
in that Page, Leave out from the Word "Cases" in the third Line
of the fifth Page to the End of the Bill — So Endorsed & Sent to the
Lower House by John Ridout Esq.
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock.

Nov. 20

Tuesday Morning 20:^th November 1770.
The House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as Yesterday.
The following Message is Sent to the Lower House by W.^m Hay-
ward Esquire together with the Bill entitled "An Act to enable the
Commissioners for Emitting Bills of Credit, to pay to John Duckett,
William Mills and John Peacock the Sums of Money therein men-
tioned."
By the Upper House of Assembly 20:^th November 1770.
Gentlemen.
The many Instances in which this House have from Time to Time
exercised their Right to Amend Bills for the Appropriation of Public
Money are too well known to make it necessary for us to point
out Precedents for the Measure we lately pursued with Respect to
the Bill entitled. "An Act to enable the Commissioners for Emitting
Bills of Credit to pay to John Duckett, William Mills and John
Peacock the Sums of Money therein mentioned." We shall therefore
only Say in Answer to the first Part of your Message of Saturday,
that, disregarding the exclusive Claim you are now Pleased to Set
up, this House will, as freely as they have heretofore done, continue
to exercise their Judgment whenever Bills for the Application of
Public Money come before them, and either refuse Absolutely, give
their Assent to, or propose Amendments to such Bills in the manner
they may think most expedient or reasonable.

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We do not object to the Quantum Proposed to be allowed M.^r
Duckett, but are not disposed to make him or others consider an
order of your House alone of more Efficacy and Weight than an
Act of the whole Legislature, and think he will have little reason to
complain, if, (especially after the favor shewn him by the Ordinance
of 1768) he be put on no worse footing than those who have per-
formed similar Services, Pursuant to the Directions of Acts of