Whereas there hath been no settled allowance for the Treasurer of this Province since the year 1749, Therefore Voted that the Treasurer of said Province for the time being be allowed for his service as Treasurer sixty Pounds in Bills of Credit of the New Tenor, pr. Annum for six years commencing with the year 1750, [P. 283.] which is to be in full for his service as Treasurer.

Sent up by Capt. Bell.

The Secretary came into the House and said he was directed by his Excellency to adjourn the General Assembly till Monday next at twelve of the clock at noon and accordingly adjourned the

same.

Monday January 15th 1753.

A number of the members being come in, but not the Speaker, the Secretary came into the house about one of the clock P. M. and adjourned the General Assembly till three of the clock in the afternoon.

Post Meridiem.

Met [and adjourned from day to day, without any business, till]

[P. 284.]

Fryday Jan 19th 1753.

Met according to adjournment.

Mr. Humphry Scammon being called into the House and his Petition as on file being Read, he made oath that at the time his house was burnt he had to the best of his knowledge the sum of three hundred pounds old Tenor in Bills of Credit on the Province of New Hamp burnt in one Bundle, and that to the best of his knowledge another bundle of more than fifteen hundred Pounds old Tenor in Bills of Credit were then burnt but how much of this Province he cannot say.

Adjourned till three of the clock in the afternoon.

Post Meridiem.

The House met according to adjournment.

The House adjourned till to-morrow morning 9 o'clock by order of the Speaker.

[P. 285.]

Saturday Jan 20th 1753.

Met according to adjournment.

The House taking under consideration the Petition of Mr. Humphry Scammon and the evidence produced in support and maintenance of the facts therein suggested,

Voted, That he be paid the sum of one hundred and fifty Pounds new Tenor Bills of public Credit on this Province now in the Treasury to be burnt to ashes (so much of the Bills of Credit on this Province being burnt in the house of the said Scammon,) and that the said sum be accounted and Reckoned as so much and part of what shall now be burnt and that the Committee for Receiving the money now to be burnt pay the same unto him the said Scammon or to his order and take a Receipt for the same and Lodge it in the Secretarys office. [Concurrd by the council.]

The Secretary came into the House and said he was directed by his Excellency to adjourn the General Assembly till Monday next at twelve o'clock at Noon and accordingly adjourned the same.

Monday January 224 1753.

A few of the members met but not sufficient to make a house, nor the Sperker, the Secretary came into the House and said he was directed by his Excellency to adjourn the Gen' Assembly till three of the clock in the afternoon and accordingly adjourned the

(a) His Excellency laid before the Board a mandamus from the Lords Justices requiring him to admit & swear Daniel Warner (1) Esq. as one of his Majestys Council for this Province which oaths were administered in Council and the said Warner took his place accordingly.

His Excellency also laid before the Council Sundry Paragraphs out of the 14th, 24, 32 & 46 Instructions and ordered the same to be Entered in the Council Book.

Met [and adjourned, from day to day, without business, till]

Wednesday, January 24th 1753.

The petition of Mr. Humphrey Scammon and vote thereon in the House the 20th Inst. sent up this day by Mr. Knight.

The House adjourned till three o'clock in ye afternoon, by order of the Speaker.

Post Meridiem

Met according to adjournment

Voted, That the following message be sent to his Excellency the Governor.

May it please your Excellency,

Whereas a vote has pass'd in this House relating to the Excise upon [P. 287.] Liquors within this Province, with which the Secretary has in

(1) Hon. Daniel Warner was of Portsmouth. He died in 1778.-ED.

formed this House the Council has concurred and which now lyes for your Excellency's assent, and as it is of great Importance to this Government that the Excise now due upon Liquors be speedily collected. the House prays your Excellency to give your assent unto the said vote.

Sent up by Mr. Macmurphy.

A muster Roll of Capt. Jonathan Snow bro't into the House by Mr. Jona. Lovewell.

The House adjournd till tomorrow morning nine of the clock by order of the Speaker.

Thursday Jan 25th 1753.

Met according to adjournment [and adjourned from day to day, without business, till]

[P. 288.]

Tuesday, January 30th 1753.

A sufficient number of the members met to make a house, but the Speaker being absent the House proceeded to the choice of a Speaker pro tempore, and made choice of Richard Jenness Esq. for Speaker, pro tempore (in order to proceed upon business) who took the Chair.

Mr. Knight was sent up to enquire whether the Governor had assented to the vote relating to the Excise, who returned and re[P. 289.] ported that the Secretary said the Governor had not assented to it but now had it under consideration.

Mr. Joshua Pickerin bringing into the House his petition and the orders thereon and signifying that the Respond in said petition was not duly notified of the time appointed for the Hearing thereof and praying that a further day may be appointed for that end,

Therefore Voted that the Petitioner be heard on the said petition on the third day of the General Assembly next after the twentyeth day of February next and that the Petitioner at his own cost serve the adverse party with a copy of the said Petition and of the votes thereon by delivering the same at the usual place of his abode at least ten days before the day of hearing, that he may shew cause, if any he have why the prayer of the petition should not be granted.

Sent up by J. Philbrick, Esq.

The House adjourned till three of the clock in the afternoon by order of the Speaker.

Post Meridiem.

Met according to adjournment.

The House adjourn'd till tomorrow morning nine o'clock by or der of the Speaker.

[P. 290.]

Wednesday January 31st 1753.

Met according to adjournment. Whereas it appears necessary that there should be a new Proportion made in each Town Parish and District within this Province in order to an equal Payment of the Province Taxes-Therefore Voted that the Select men (or the major part of them) of each Town Parish or District within this Province at the charge of such Town Parish or District Respectively, shall take an exact invoice of all Rateable male Polls & Rateable Estates within their respective Towns Parishes and Districts in the month of March next in the manner following, namely, of all Rateable male Polls from sixteen years old and upwards, of all Indian Negro and Molatto Slaves and ser vants (male and female) above sixteen years of age, of the number of Dwelling Houses, of all Improved lands, namely arable, orchard, meadow and pasture land (Pasture land so much as will keep one cow to be reckoned four acres,) of the number of acres of each sort & kind, of all Horses and mares above four years old, of all colts of three years old, two years old and one year old, the number of each, of all oxen four years old and upwards, of all cows four years old and upwards, of all young cattle namely three years old, two [P. 291.] years old and yearlings, and of all mills, and of the yearly Rent thereof in the Judgem' of the s Select men, yearly Repairs being deducted, and that the Selectmen of each Town Parish and District afores make Report of their doings under oath (such oath to be administered by any Justice of the Peace within this Province) to the Clerk of the House of Representatives for sa Province, by the tenth day of April next, and that the Secretary send a copy of this vote (when completed) unto the select men of each Town Parish and District within this Province at the charge of the Province.

Sent up by Mr Wiggin.

The House adjourned till three o'clock in the afternoon by or der of the Speaker.

Post Meridiem.

Met according to adjournment.

Sampson Sheaf Esq. brought from the Council the Petition of James Stoodly, jun, (a) & Nath' Doe.

(a) Jour. of C. & Ass. Jan. 31, 1753. The petition of James Stoodley, jun. for himself and Partners praying a further consideration from a Loss sustained in the affair of the Sloop Speedwell hired by this Government to go to France with French Prisoners &c. read & ordered to be sent Down to the House.

Whereas there are sundry Persons inhabiting within the Province of New Hampshire upon a tract of land within said Province call'd and known by the name of Souhegan west, the major part of which lyes within no Township, Contoocook so call'd that lyes within no Township, part of Pennycook so call'd and part of

Suncook so call'd that lye within no Township within this Province, so as they or their Estates can by Law be taxed towards the supporting and defraying the charges of this Province, and who are in such circumstances as that they ought to help maintain and [P. 292.] support the Provincial charges-therefore Voted that part of Souhegan west not within any township be one District, Contoocook, That part of Pennycook and that part of Suncook not lying within any Township be one District, and that an act be drawn up to oblige them to pay their Proportion of the Province Tax and to enable them to raise the same, and that John Macmurphy Esq. and Mr. Jonathan Lovewell be a Committee of this House to joyn such as shall be appointed by the Honorable the Council to draw up an act accordingly.

The House adjourned till tomorrow morning nine o'clock by order of the Speaker.

Thursday Feb 1st 1753.

Met according to adjournment.

The petition of James Stoodly jun. & Nath' Doe being read ordered that it lay for consideration.

The vote pass'd yesterday relating to making a District Act sent up this day by Mr. Thomas.

Mr. Secretary brought into the House the vote of this House sent up yesterday relating to a new Proportion, and said the Council made two objections to it, namely, one that the Return ought not to be made by the selectmen unto the Clerk of this House, but into the Secretary's office, or that there should be a du[P. 293.] plicate thereof, also that the vote did not mention what places were to be sent unto which he said ought to be made cer tain in the vote, and left the vote with the House for their Reconsideration.

The House adjourn'd till three of the clock in the afternoon by order of the Speaker.

Post Meridiem.

Met according to adjournment.

The Secretary in the forenoon brought into the House the vote relating to the Excise and said his Excellency could not see his way clear, so as to assent thereunto in the whole but that the Committee might proceed to draw up an act for the gathering and collecting the Excise now due.

The House upon reconsidering their vote sent up yesterday relating to a new Proportion and this day brought back again by the Secretary into the House for their Reconsideration, Adhere to the said vote, Excepting that the Selectmen make their Report into the Secretarys office and not unto the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Excepting also that the Secretary send to the places