Who voted for thirty Pounds.

5. To Joseph Smith and John Smyth, Esqrs., Treasurers of this Colony, each at the rate of forty Poundsannum, money aforesaid:

To which the House agreed.

6. To the Clerk of the Council for the time being, at the rate of thirty Pounds per annum, money aforesaid:

To which the House agreed.

7. To the Agent of this Colony for the time being, at the rate of one hundred Pounds per annum, money aforesaid:

To which the House agreed.

8. To the Clerk of the Circuits for the time being, residing in this Colony, the sum of twenty Pounds per annum, money aforesaid:

To which the House agreed.

9. To the Doorkeeper of the Council of this Colony, at the rate of ten Pounds per annum, money aforesaid:

To which the House agreed.

10. To his Excellency William Franklin, Esq., at the rate of sixty Pounds per annum, money aforesaid, for house rent, provided he makes Perth-Amboy or Burlington the place of his residence:

To which the House agreed.

11. To the Justice or Justices of the Supreme Court of this Colony, for attending the Circuit Courts, and Courts of Oyer and Terminer, in the manner prescribed by the said Act, the sum of ten Pounds for each time:

To which the House agreed.

12. To each of the Council for the time being, for the time they may attend at any sitting of General Assembly within the time, eight Shillings per day.

On the question, whether the sum be eight Shillings or six Shillings, it was carried for eight Shillings, as follows, viz:

Who voted for six Shillings.

13. To Richard Smith, one of the Clerks of the House of Representatives, or any other Clerk, for his attendance, the sum of ten Shillings per day, for the time he hath or shall attend at any sitting of General Assembly, during the continuance of this Act; also, the sum of four Pence per sheet, reckoning ninety words to the sheet, for entering the Minutes of any sitting, during the continuance of this Act, fair in the Journals, and copying the Laws and Minutes for the Printer; and to the said Richard Smith the sum of ten Pounds, for pen, ink, and paper, and hiring Clerks to forward the business of this session; and for a Journal for the use of the General Assembly, thirty-three Shillings;

To which the House agreed.

14. To Charles Pettit, Esq., Deputy Secretary, or to the Deputy Secretary for the time being, for copying pub-lick Laws to send home to England, during the continuance of this Act, four Pence per sheet, reckoning ninety words to the sheet; and to the said Charles Pettit, for extraordinary services, the sum of twenty Pounds:

To which the House agreed.

15. To each of the Treasurers of this Colony, six Pence per Pound, for exchanging ragged and torn Bills of Credit of this Colony:

To which the House agreed.

16. To Isaac Collins, or any other Printer hereafter to be appointed, for printing the Minutes of the House of Representatives of any sitting during the continuance of this Act, and for printing the Laws passed at any sitting as aforesaid, or any other printing, such sums as Hendrick Fisher, Stephen Crane, James Kinsey, and Thomas Polgreen Hewlings, Esqrs., or any two of them, shall agree to be paid far the said service;

To Which the House agreed.

17. To the Sergeant-at-Arms for the time being, who shall attend the Council, the sum of three Shillings per diem; and to the Sergeant-at-Arms who shall attend the House of Representatives, the sum of three Shillings per diem: To which the House agreed.

18. To the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives for the time being, who shall attend the House in manner aforesaid, the sum of three Shillings and six Pence per diem:

To which the House agreed.

19. To the Speaker and every of die Members of the House of Representatives, for the time each of them shall attend at any sitting of General Assembly, during the continuance of this Act, eight Shillings per diem.

On the question, whether the sum be eight Shillings or six Shillings per diem, it was carried for eight Shillings, as follows viz:

Who voted for six Shillings.

Ordered, That the Bill for support of Government, as reported and agreed to, be engrossed.

Mr. Tucker reported, that Mr. Elmer and himself delivered the Message of the House to his Excellency, according to order, who was pleased to say the House should hear from him.

The House adjourned till nine o’clock, to-morrow morning.

Thursday, November 30, 1775.

The House met.

The House taking into consideration the inconvenience arising from requiring the attendance of two of the Delegates to represent the Colony in the Continental Congress,

Resolved, That any one of the three Delegates appointed to attend the Congress be, and such Delegate is hereby fully authorized lo represent this Colony during the present Congress.

A Message from the Council, by Mr. Hopkinson, informing the House that the Council have passed the Bill entitled “A supplementary Act to the Act entitled ‘An Act for striking One Hundred Thousand Pounds, in Bills of Credit, and directing the mode for sinking the same,’” without any amendment.

The House adjourned till three, P. M.

The House met.

The Petition from sundry Freeholders of Burlington County, praying that Young Men who live with their parents may be taxed, was read the second time. It was moved that the prayer of the Petition may be granted. Whereupon the previous question was demanded, whether that question shall now be put or not. It passed in the negative, as follows, to wit:

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the next session of Assembly.

The Petition from the Township of Chesterfield, in the County of Burlington, praying a law to set free all the Slaves now in the Colony, was read the second time.

Ordered, That the same do lie on the table.

The Committee appointed to consider the Governour’s Message at the last session informed the House that they were ready to make a report, and at the same lime mentioned to the House, that the report was necessarily drawn up in such a manner as they apprehend might possibly occasion