Assembly Proceedings, September 1664. 539

in the province, And in case hee the s^d Smith bee removed
either by death or any other occation then one other bee placed
in the same house but whome the Govern^t and Councill and
the next Assembly shall approve off. And bee itt further
enacted by the Authority afores^d That the s^d. Smith shall begin
the afores^d. house by the first day of March w^ch shall bee in the
yeare 1665 and shall haue compleated the one half of the said
house by the first day of March w^ch shall be in the yeare
1666: And by Receiuinge the third paym^t which will bee in
the yeare 1667: hee shall haue compleated 3 parts, and by the
receiuinge the fourth and last payment w^ch will bee in the year
1668 hee shall haue well compleated and substantially finished
the whole worcke and in defaulte therein the s^d Smith shall
forfeite vnto the Cuntry two hundred thousand pounds of
Tobacco.
And bee itt farther alsoe Enacted by the authority afores^d that
two thousand pounds of Tobacco bee pay'd vnto the s^d Smith out
of the publick Leavy this p^rsent yeare w^ch is in Reparation of
the dammage hee is like to susteigne in our buildinge himselfe
in the house to keep the Records in Prouided always that if
any pson or psons will upon the Land hereby graunted to the
s^d Smith build a framed house twenty foot square and two
storys and a half high w^th a brick chimney. It shall bee lawfull
for any such pson or psons to build upon the Land afores^d
And shall haue three acres of Land Layd out of the s^d Land
next adjoyninge to such house to be Layd out in such part of
itt as the Governm^t and Councill shall thinck fitt. Prouided
alsoe that such pson or psons be Enioyned to fench in their
Land soe granted by the Governm^t and Councill afores^d. and
shall erect thereon such house or houses as afores^d w^thn twelf
month next after Layinge out such Land.

An Act for P^rseruation of Certaine
Articles made w^th the Sasquehannaugh
Indians.

To the end that peace and amety w^th the Sasquehannaugh
Indians accordinge to certaine articles made w^th that Nation
may bee kept and continued. Bee itt enacted by the Lord
Prop^r w^th the Assent of this gen^ll Assembly That the governm!
and Counsell of this Province haue full power to Lay a tax
not exceedinge six thousand pounds of Tobacco p month to
bee employed for the hyringe such and soe many volunteers
as can bee gott upon any emergent occasion as the Governm^t
and Councill shall thinck fitt and toward the aydinge and assist-
inge the sasquahanna Indians when desired by them for con-
tinuinge the s^d articles and preseruinge peace and amety w^th

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