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

L. H. J.
p. 214

And the said Bill was read the 3d time and past for
Engrossing.
The house Adjournes till one a Clock in the afternoon.

Then the house being called over members were present as
in the morning
Then the house proceeded to consider of the Amendmts
proposed by the Upper house to the Bill ascertaining the
Gauge & Tare of Tobo hogsheads, Whereupon the following
Message was prepared & ordered to be entred as follo (Viz)

By the Lower house of Assembly
Augt 7th 1716

May it please your Hon^rs
The amendmts proposed by the Upr House to the Bill ascer-
taining the Gauge & Tare of Tobo Hogsheads &c: of the 6th
Instant have been read and considered and this House agrees
to the 6 first proposed amendmts and also approves of the last
clause you proposed in the said Intended Bill to disburthen
the Several Branches of the Revenue intended to be raised
any more than their Seperate proportions Save that in Regard
the Treasurers Trouble in receiveing paying and accounting
for the 3d for arms &c: being not half what it is in other
moneys he receives for the Publick's use, It is the opinion of
this House that two and a half p Cent is a Sufficient Sallary
for him out of the said 3d
This house agrees that the Clk of the said Provinciall & the
Severall County Clerks for the future shall once yearly (viz)
the Clk of the Provincial under the penalty of 10ll Current
money and the County Clerks under the penalty of 5ll Current
money make out an account of all alienacons ready to be deliv-
ered the Agent of the Lord Propry when called for at the respec-
tive offices, As to the part of the Rt Honble the Lord Guilford and
the Lord Propry's letter you were pleased to Communicate to
us, Wee hope that the advanceing the additionall 6d p hhd to
my Lord Propry in full of his land Rents and fines for aliena-
tions removes the necessity of Inserting in the Intended Act
the Clause in the first paragraph of the part of the Lord's
letter that was laid before us recomended, no Tobacco debts
ariseing to the Lord Propry for the future on account of the
rents or alienations.

And as to the second paragraph of the said part, This house
hopes your Hon^rs being very sensible of the many abuses
Comitted by Mrs of Ships or Vessells that take in Tobacco on
ffreight will concurr that limitting the time for returning proofe