576 Assembly Proceedings, July 17-Aug. 10, 1716,

L. H. J.

of this Province which shall and whereby Intended to be
received by the severall Navall officers of the Respective
Ports where the same shall arise for which receiveing they
shall be allowed aft the rate of 8 p Cent, and be and are
hereby obliged to account therefore with the publick Treas-
urer of this Province who shall render an account thereof
to the Generall Assembly when thereto required and which
Treasurers for receiveing accounting for and paying the said
duty as may be directed according to the Intention of this
act, shall have and receive, the usuall Sallary of 5 p Cent as
is allowed them upon other Imposts to the Countrey's use
and no more.

Wee recommend a Clause to oblige the Clerk of the Pro-
vincial court and the County Clks yearly to return to the said
Proprys agent an account of all alienations in their Severall
Countys Ex officio under a penalty.

Wee further Communicate to your House part of a Letter
from the Right Honble the Lord Guilford, and the Lord Propry
dated in Aprill last (Viz) You must likewise take special care
that a Clause be putt into the new Intended law obligeing our
Severall tenants to pay their Tob^o Rents and alienation fines
in that County they hold their Lands in and that our said Tob^o
rents have the preference to all other debts and be upon
Execution.

Wee find severall people here allarmed at the Clause in. the
late Law about our Revenue relateing to the securely the
several Masters are to find agt Cropping or other wise damage-
ing the Tob^o in their Voyage homewards and they say it will
be Impossible for severall of the said Masters to find the
securely you will be pleased to talk with Mr Bordley and Mr
Carroll on this head and make it as unexceptionable as
may be.

In the said Laws where the Masters of Vessells are obliged
to Satisfie the dutys and Impositions before the departure of
his or their Vessells there is nothing which give them power
to Collect from the severall Shippers or owners of the Tob^o
their proportion which some here likewise think ought to be
in the new Intended Law.

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Wee also send you Mr Carrolls remarques on the said Bill.
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr Ho:

Together with Mr Carrolls remarks mentioned in the said
proposed amendmts as follows (Viz)