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Assembly, To these Parts of the Bill in Question which are calcu-
lated to rectify Errors, that were made in the last Journal of Ac-
counts, or List of Debts, to the Injury of William Mills, and John
Peacock, we have not the least Objection, and therefore return the
Bill to you either to adopt or reject to [sic] Our Amendments. If
by saying the Journal of Accounts was Sent up for our Assent only
you mean that we are to be restrained from examining into the
Justice or Reasonableness of the several Allowances therein made,
from making Objections to any that may, in our Opinion, be liable
thereto, or insisting on the Insertion of such others as ought, accord-
ing to our Notions of Right and Justice, to have a place there, We
do not wish to have the Journal Sent us again on such Terms, if it
comes be assured we shall (as the Upper House has hitherto done
since the Mode of Leaving it to a Committee of both Houses to
adjust the Publick Accounts was dropt,) consider it as our Right,
and our Duty to inspect the Journal, and prevent the Province being
burthened with any unjust, or the just Claims of Publick Creditors
being excluded — We admit Gentlemen that the Journal happened
to be with us at the Time it was thought expedient to put an End to
the late Session of Assembly, but had your Committee of Accounts
been inclined to proceed to Business this Session, the same Measure
might have been Satisfactory now which was Pursued after the
Sessions of 1745; and 1760; when the Journal was left in the Upper
House, neither Assented to nor Rejected, but, altho' the Journal was
very early this Session delivered to one of your Members, you did
not think fit to receive it.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho.
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U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Nov. 20
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Mess:rs Hall and Deye bring up a Bill, entitled: "An Act to
enable Nicholas Rogers an Infant to Demise the Real Estate therein
mentioned." Read the first and second time by an especial Order in
the Lower House and will Pass — which was Read the first and
Second time, by an especial Order, in this House, and will Pass
with the following Amendments Viz.t Add in the Preamble after
the Word "Estate" in the 13:th Line the following Words Viz.t "not
less than one hundred and fifty Pounds Sterling." And after the
Word "him" in the Fifteenth Line add the following Words Viz.'
"and that not less than the Sum of one hundred and fifty pounds
Sterling be reserved in the whole on the Ground Subject to be Leased
or Demised as aforesaid" — So Endorsed and Sent to the Lower
House by W.m Hayward Esq.r
Read the Second time in this House the Bill, entitled. "An Act
for Amending the Staple of Tobacco, for preventing Frauds in His
Majestys Customs, and for the Regulation of Officers Fees" and
will not pass — So Endorsed and Sent to the Lower House together
with the following Message by George Steuart Esquire.
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