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The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

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MAY 5, 1758187<strong>The</strong>n a Motion was made & <strong>the</strong> Question being put that £45 be allowedon <strong>the</strong> Account & Order <strong>of</strong> Robert Gowdey for which £22:10 only is insertedin <strong>the</strong> Said Schedule.It passed in <strong>the</strong> Negative.A Motion was made & <strong>the</strong> Question propounded that Leave be givento withdraw <strong>the</strong> said Account & Order.And <strong>the</strong> previous Question being put That, that Question be put.It passed in <strong>the</strong> Negative.And <strong>the</strong> said Report being read a Second time throughout Article byArticle was agreed to by <strong>the</strong> <strong>House</strong>.And <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> <strong>House</strong> adjourned till to Morrow Morning nine <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Clock.Thursday <strong>the</strong> 4th <strong>of</strong> May 1758.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> Yesterdays Proceedings was read.<strong>The</strong> <strong>House</strong> proceeded to read “a Bill for raising & Granting His Majesty<strong>the</strong> Sum <strong>of</strong> ______ to defray <strong>the</strong> Charges <strong>of</strong> this Government from <strong>the</strong>25th day <strong>of</strong> March 1757 to <strong>the</strong> 24th Day <strong>of</strong> March 1758, And for o<strong>the</strong>r Services<strong>the</strong>rein mentioned,” a Second time.And <strong>the</strong> Question being put that Free Negroes, Mullattos and Mestizosbe Tax’d at 36s per Head.It was resolved in <strong>the</strong> Affirmative.A Motion was made and <strong>the</strong> Question being put that a Tax <strong>of</strong> 3/7 perhead be imposed on all Calves mark’d in and throughout this Province.It Passed in <strong>the</strong> Negative.Resolved (upon <strong>the</strong> Question) that a Tax <strong>of</strong> 2/ 6d per head be imposed& Levied on all Calves marked in and throughout this Province.And <strong>the</strong> Question being put that Monies at Interest, Annuities & BlackCattle be return’d upon Oath as well as Lands & Slaves.It was resolved in <strong>the</strong> Affirmative.Ordered that <strong>the</strong> Fur<strong>the</strong>r Consideration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bill be adjourned.And <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> <strong>House</strong> adjourned till to Morrow Morning Nine <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Clock.Friday <strong>the</strong> 5th <strong>of</strong> May 1758.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> Yesterday’s Proceedings was read.<strong>The</strong> <strong>House</strong> resumed <strong>the</strong> adjourned Consideration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Second reading<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Residue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> “Bill for raising & Granting to His Majesty <strong>the</strong> Sum <strong>of</strong>______ to Defray <strong>the</strong> Charges <strong>of</strong> this Government from <strong>the</strong> 25th day <strong>of</strong> March1757 to <strong>the</strong> 24th Day <strong>of</strong> March 1758 and for o<strong>the</strong>r Services <strong>the</strong>rein Mentioned.”An Amendment was proposed, Viz., Leave out <strong>the</strong> Proviso to prevent

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