The Lower House. 575

Lt Col Young, and Col Thos Addison from the Upper house
delivers Mr Speaker
The Bill ascertaining the Gauge and Tare of Tob hhdl to
prevent Cropping and Easing the Tobo Trade thus Endorsed
(Viz)

By the Upr House of Assembly
Augt 6th 1716

Read the first time and will pass with the Amendmts pposed
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr Ho:

And also the amendment thereby proposed as follows —

By the Upr House of Assembly
Augt the 6th 1716
Gent.
Upon Reading and Consideration of the Bill for ascer-
taining the Gauge of Tobo hhds &c: and laying Imposition on
Tobo&c:
Resolved the following amendmts be proposed to the Lower
house first that it be added to the title of the law by ascertain-
ing the manr of paying his Lordships alienation fines and
Quitt Rents for the term therein proposed.

L. H. J.

That in the 2d folio the Word disuse be said Instead of
Contempt That a Larger penalty be putt on the Justice or
other officer refuseing to View and Examine any Tob^o
Hoggsheads.
That in f^o (3) the Coroner be named with other officers in
the Enacting part That where my Lord Baltemore is mentioned
it should be said the Right Honble the Lord Propry or the
Right Honble Charles Lord Baron of Baltemore.
That the 12d p hhd to the Governour be Received by the
proper officer by him to be appointed.
That the last clause of the Law Intended to disburthen the
severall branches of the Revenue intended to be raised by
this Act from bearing any more charges than their Separate
proportions of the Sallarys for Collecting be in these words.
And be it further Enacted and Declared by the authority
afd by and with the advice and Consent afd that the publick of
this Province shall not be Burthened or charged with any
Sallary or Sallarys for the Collecting all or any of the dutys
and Impositions therein before mentioned to be raised Save
only the duty of 3d p hhd on Tobo Exported by this Act appro-
priated for the purchasing arms and ammunition for the defence

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