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and now that the Government is in my Lord Propry which
may occasion new Arguments and that this matter requireing
mature Consideration has been so lately laid before us and
that the other Business laid before this house is pretty nigh
finished which gives us hopes that this Sessions in near a Con-
clusion the Continuance of which would occasion a great
charge to the publick wee pray your Honrs will agree to referr
that matter to the consideration of the next Sessions
Signed p order Tho: Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho:
Sent to the Upper house by Esqr Rousby Mr Charles
Wright Mr Jowles & Mr Baker Who return and say they
delivered it.
In answer to a Message brought down from the Upper
house this day by Col Young and John Hall Esqr about the
heads and Scalps of Crows & Squirrells the following Message
was prepared and ordered to be Entred thus (Viz)
By the Lower house of Assembly
Augt the 3d 1716.
In answer to your Message this day by Lt Col Saml Young
and John Hall Esqr about the heads and Scalps of Crows and
squirrells, Wee agree to the bringing in a Supplementary bill
Empowering and requiring Every Magistrate before whom
any Squirrells or Crows heads are produced to require reason-
able proofes to the Best of the Claymants knowledge that
they were killed in the County before any Certificate shall be
given and to see such heads or Scalps burnt, but to oblige the
Claymants to goe to court would be a means to discourage
many from Killing the said Vermine for persons liveing at a
great distance from the Court will hardly think it worth while
to Carry a few heads thither and wee also agree that a clause
shall be inserted that no Squirrells or Crows heads or Scalps
Killed by Indians be paid for all which It's hoped will prevent
the Countreys being Imposed on
Signed p order Tho Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho :
Sent to the Upper house by Majr Willson, Mr Turbutt Mr
Hill & Capt Greenfield.
They return and say they delivered it.
Ordered that Saml Young Esqr the Treasurer of the
Western Shoar pay unto his Exncy John Hart Esqr twenty
pounds sterling to Reimburse him the money he paid for dis-
covering the persons that fired the Gunns on the Supposed
anniversary or Birth day of the person Commonly called the
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