70 Assembly Proceedings, October 2-November 30, 1771.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Nov. 28

than one unused therein Be it Enacted that Executors or Ad-
ministrators may if they think fitt hire such Auctioneer to Sell such
Estate in manner aforesaid and the Executors or Administrators
may pay him as they can agree therefor not exceeding the rate of
two Pounds ten Shillings Per Centum on the amount of such Sale.
This Act to continue three Years and to the End of the next
Session of Assembly after the End of the said three Years. So
Endorsed and sent to the Lower House by George Steuart Esq.
Read the second Time in this House a Bill entitled "An Act
impowering the County Courts to Settle with Persons who were
formerly Inspectors of Tobacco, and for the Ease of the People in
the Payment of the Public Dues" and will Pass with the following
Amendments Viz^t
After the word "Tobacco" in the Title leave out the Remainder
thereof
After the word "unpaid" in the sixth line of the first Page, leave
out what follows to the word "dues" inclusive, in the seventh line of
the same Page. After the word "Inspectors" in the eleventh line
of the second Page, leave out what follows to the End of the Bill.
So Endorsed and sent to the Lower House by John Ridout Esq
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock

Nov. 29

Friday Morning November the 29.^th 1771.
The House met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday.

p. 633

Read the second Time in this House and will not pass the six
following Bills.
A Bill entitled "An Act for more effectually preventing the Buying
and Selling of Offices and to prevent Simoniacal Contracts."
A Bill entitled "An Act for Trial of all Matters of Fact in the
several Counties where they have arisen or shall arise."
A Bill entitled "An Act for the Relief of the sufferers at Bladens-
burgh Warehouse."
A Bill entitled "An Act for raising four pence Sterling on every
Hogshead of Tobacco exported out of this Province for the Support
of an Agent at London, for the Service of this Province."
A Bill entitled "An Act to aid Defective common Recoveries."

A Bill entitled "An Act for issuing Writs of Replevin out of the
County Courts of this Province."
Mess.^rs Thomas Wright and William Richardson bring up the
following Engrossed Bill Read and Assented to by the Lower House
of Assembly.
A Bill entitled "An Act impowering the County Courts to Settle
with Persons who were formerly Inspectors of Tobacco."