142 Assembly Proceedings, August 11-16, 1737.

Lib. B. L. C.

Office of the Commissioners or Trustees for Emitting the Bills of
Credit Be it therefore Enacted by the Right Honourable Lord
Proprietary by and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordships
Governour and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the.
Authority of the same that the said Commissioners or Trustees do
and the said Commissioners or Trustees are hereby required and
authorized immediately to pay to the severall persons who have
at present any Demands upon the Publick the severall Sums of
Money due to such persons as they shall appear to be stated and
ascertained in the Journalls of Accounts of this Present and the last
Sessions of Assembly read and assented to by both Houses And be
it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that within six months
from the End of this Present Session of Assembly the said Com-
missioners or Trustees shall send or Deliver to the severall Treasurers
of this Province the Totall and Just sum of such moneys as they do
and are hereby required to pay by Virtue of this Act as also the
Charges of Commission allowed to the said Commissioners or
Trustees by this Act for paying and receiving the same which said
Sum or Sums the said Treasurer or Either of them are hereby
required and authorized to pay to the said Commissioners or Trus-
tees as soon as Conveniently may be out of the monies which they
or Either of them have received or shall receive payable in Bills of
Credit for any Duties Imposts or Customs imposed by any Acts of
Assembly of this Province so that the said sum or Sums may be fully
replaced and paid into the said office according to the Intent of this
Act And be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and Consent
aforesaid that the said Commissioners or Trustees for their Trouble
in putting this Act in Execution are hereby authorized to take to
their own use the Sum of two and a half pounds per Cent for all the
Monies which shall be paid or received by them by Virtue of this
Act and so prorato for any lesser sum.