order. There being no Mess nor any thing from the Board, The House adjourn'd to the 224 currt.

Tuesday March the 224 A. D. 1736

A Mess from the Board with the Treasury Bill for some small Amendments & that George Jaffrey & Theodore Atkinson [P. 484] Esqs. might be added from the Board to the Comittee of the House for receiving the money for the Agent.

Post Meridiem

The House Debated on the last Message. Then adjourned to the 234 curr.

Wednesday March 23a A. D. 1736—

The amendments and additions to the Treasury Bill made, Read & past & sent up.

The Treasury Bill as past is as followeth, viz.

Anno Regni Regis Georgii Secundi Decimo.

An Act for the supply of the Treasury with the sum of six thousand five hundred pounds in Bills of Credit, for the discharge of the Publick debts of this Province and for other purposes in this Act hereafter mentioned.

Be it Enacted By his Excellency the Governour, Council & House of Representatives conven'd in Gen1 Assm and by the authority of the same that there be forthwith impressed in Bills of Credit of this Province the sum of six thousand five hundred pounds, the one halfe thereof on a small plate, & the other halfe on a large Plate & that such part thereof as the Gen Ass shall order be sign'd off by a Comitte to be appointed by the Gen1 Assembly; and by them delivered the Treasurer (taking his receipt for the same) to be for such paym's and allowances as hereafter in this Act is expressed, and for no other use intents or purposes whatsoever.

For paymt of his Excelly Sallary to the 25th of August 1737 (Exclusive of Excise)

[P. 485.] For do. (Excluding the Excise) 9r 15th 1736 to the 25 May 1737, to be drawn wn due

For the Balls of the Treasurer's Acct dated March 11th 1736

For paymt to the officers and soldiers of Fort Wm & Mary to March 1737, according to their respective services besides wt the Treas' has already paid

£885: :

£ 85: :

£537:15: 3

£801:11:10

For paymt to the Sec 6 years Ending Aprill 15th 1737 £450: : For paym to the Clerk of the Ass 6 years to May

1st, 1737

£102:10:

For do. to do. for wood supply'd the Assm
For do. to do. assisting the Kings Attorney agt the
criminals

For do. to do. for paper 15s. 6d. & two Bookes 40s.

In paymt to Benj. Akerman as dore keeper for 6 years to the 15th Apr 1737

For paymt to the Sherif for 6 years to May 1737

For Do. to Benja Rust for the Court House to the 10th
Aprill 1737,

For Do. to Jeremiah Libby's Account

For Do. to Michael Whidden's Account

For Do. to Eleazer Russell's Acct to May 1st 1736
For Do. to Joshua Pierce Esq. for Bookes for the Rec-
ords

For Do. to Richard Wibird, Esq. his acct in full of it
For Do. to the Selectmen of Portsm° charge on the
Pest House

For Do. to the Council sitting in Gen" Assm to Aprill
1737

For Do. to the Grand Juryes

For Do. to Stephen Greenleaf's acct

For Do to the Comittee that went to Newbury about the Lines

For Do to Salathiel Denbow 6 years Pension

For Do. to Hampton Selectmen erecting a Pillory
For Do. to Joshua Pierce jun' account

For Do. to Ried Perry's acct for Wood &c. to the Fort
to March 14th 1736-7

For Do. to the Honble David Dunbar, Esq. Lt. Gov' for the Flag Staff, &c

For and towards paying of the Agency (of the [P. 486] House of Representatives) in Great Brittain in the affaire of the Province Lines (and for no other intents or purposes whatsoever) to be paid Andrew Wiggin, John Rindge, George Jaffrey & Theo. Atkinson Esqs. and they to produce an account to the Gen" Ass how expended perticularly in the affaire of the Lines

For Paymt to the Selectmen of Portsm° for Powder sent 1726,

For Repaire of Fort Wm & Mary

For Repaire of the Prison

For paymt of Wolves Heads

For paymt of Expresses

For and towards paying & defraying the charge of the Comiss that are or may be appointed to mark out the Boundary Lines of the Province, & for the Comittee to attend them, to be lodg'd in the Treasury for that use, to be deliver'd the Comittee of the Gen1 Assm as there shall be occasion, and they to give account how Expended

For paymt of a Bounty on Hemp

For do. to Mr. Henry Newman Ball of his Acct for agency

For Do. to John Trundy's account

To be lodg'd in the Treasury for payment of signing, Printing & Paper, for the money in this Bill, and for other paymts as the Gen" Assembly shall order

£100 ::

£ 42: :

£ 1: 6 8

£580: 19: 7

£6500:

And Be it Enacted by the authority aforesaid that no money appropriated to the uses aforementioned be drawn out of the Treasury for [P. 487] the discharging any other Publick Debts upon Penalty of the Treasurer's Refunding any such sum or sums, as he shall pay contrary to such appropriation.

And for a Fund and Security for drawing in the sume of six thousand five hundred pounds

Be it Enacted by the authority aforesaid, that there be and hereby is granted to his Most Excellent Majtie for the Ends and uses above mentioned a Tax of six thousand five hundred pounds, to be Levyed on the Poles & Estates Real & Personal of the Inhabitants of the Province of New-Hampshire according to the last Proportion, or as the Gen" Assembly shall come into any new Proportion, between this and the year 1740; Four thousand pounds of it to be paid into the Treasury by the last day of December in the yeare 1741, and the remaining part of said sum being two thousand five hundred pounds by the last day of December in the yeare 1742, and in as much as it will be next to impossible to Collect all the several Bills Emitted on the credit of this Province at that time outstanding, without which payment cannot be made,

Therefore, Be it Enacted by the authority aforesaid that the Paym into the Treasury aforesaid be made in manner and form following, viz. in Bills of Credit of this Province, or in silver at Eighteen shillings pr ounce, or in good merchantable well drest Hemp at eight pence pr pound, or in good well drest Flax at eighteen pence pr pound, or in good merchantable Barr Iron at forty shillings pr hundred, or at any other Prices that the Gen" Assembly may set on the several species abovementioned at any time between this and the yeare 1740.

And Be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said silver, Hemp, Flax & Barr Iron shall be disposed of to the best [P. 488] advantage of the Province by the Treasurer for the redeeming the Bills of Credit of this Province that may be outstanding at that time, and when the Bills are Bro't into the Treasury then to be burnt in the face of the Gen" Assembly, and if any loss happen by the sale of the aforesaid species, or by any unforeseen accident, such deficiency to be made good by a Tax of the next yeare following, so as fully and effectually to call in the whole sum of six thousand and five hundred pounds in said Bills hereby ordered to be Emitted, and if there be any surplusage it shall remaine a stock in the Treasury to be drawn out as the Gen" Assm shall order.

Then the House adjourn'd to the 24th currt.

Thursday March 24th A. D. 1736.

A Mess from the Board with several Petitions and votes of Council thereon, viz. Wm. Hill & James Clark's read & the house concurr'd with the Council's vote thereon That they have liberty to Bring in their Bill.

John Goff's Petition Read: & vote of Council concurr'd, That he has liberty to bring in a Bill. Boyce and others Petition Read & ordered to serve the opposite Parties with a Copy & to appeare next Tuesday if the Ass be then sitting, & if not then sitting to appeare the second day of the sitting of the next Sessions of Gen" Assembly.

Wallace & others Petition Read and the like order on it.
Hampton Falls Petition Read and the like order thereon.
Chester Petition read and the like order. All sent up.
Post Meridiem.

A Mess from the Board with the vote of the House of the 11th currt about the 1730£ with a vote of Council thereon, viz.

In Council Read and Concurr'd with this alteration, namely, That the Interest within mentioned lie in the Treasury for the use [P. 489] of the Province as the Gen" Assembly shall order, or becom due by Law, and also that Mead's Bond be included in the Bill within mentioned, and that the time of payment of the money within mentioned be the 15th of October next, instead of July.

Then the House adjourned to the 25th Currt

Fryday March 25th, 1737.

Voted, That Capt. John Rindge & Capt. Peter Gilman be a Comittee of this House to joyne such as the Honble the Council shall appoint, to consider of what Denomination the Plates shall be off, for striking the money now to be made.

A Mess from the Board, the above concurr'd and that Elis Huske & Theo. Atkinson Esqs. were appointed at the Board to joyne, &c.

The vote of Council on the 1730£ above read and noncurr'd.

Mr. John Goff's Bill Bro't in and read.

A Letter was Bro't directed to the House from the Honble David Dunbar, Esq. and was Read in the House.

Three members were sent from the House, to Return thanks to his Hon' for his kind offers.-[See Letter in Corr.] Then the House adjourned to the 26th currt.

Saturday March the 26th A. D. 1737.

Voted That Mr. Speaker Wiggin, John Rindge and James Clarkson Esqs. be a Comittee of this House to joyne with the like number to be appointed by the Honble the Council to signe off all such Bills as are ordered to be Emitted by the Gen" Assembly this Sessions, any foure of them to be a Quorum and that they take care for the Printing the same at the least charge they can.

Voted That John Rindge, Esq. be appointed by this House to Joyne such as the Honble the Council shall appoint to agree with any p'son or p'sons for the Repaire of the Goale, according [P. 490] to the Return of the Comittee made this Sessions at the Cheapest Rate they can, and to se the same

be well done.

Mr. John Goff's Bill read three times and past to be Enacted.

Rochester Petition past upon & leave to bring in a Bill. Then the House adjourned to the 29th curr1.

Tuesday March the 29th A. D. 1737.

Voted That Jotham Odiorn be appointed by this House to joyne such as the Honble the Council shall appoint to agree with any p'son or p'sons for the Repaire of the Fort Wm. & Mary according to the Return of the Comittee made this Sessions at the cheapest Rate they can, & to see the same well done.

Mr. Atkinson Bro't down two Bills to be past upon, and a written Mess from his Excellency which Mess was read in the House as follows, viz.

Gen't of the House of Representatives,

I hope the Generous Part the Town of Portsmouth (the Capital of this Province) has acted, togeather with the handsome subscription made by a number of Gentlemen towards the Building of a Court House will induce you to consider further on an affaire so necessary to the Hon' of his Majties Govermt & to the Interest of his People, and that you will think this a proper time to make suitable Provision for completing so good a work.

March the 29th, 1737.

J. BELCHER.