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'An  Act  to  snpply  a  Deflcleoicr  of  tiie
dirty  thousand  pounds  therein  mentioned
[Passed,  June  10^  1700.}
^  IWHEBEAS  the  Bum  of  Thirty  thoneand  pounds  Part  of  the
monies  allotted  by  his  Maj^ty  for  this  Colony  out  of  the  Two
bcndred  fhonsand  pounds  Bterllng  granted  by  Parliament  for
the  Northern  Colonies  has  been  appropriated  f(W  His  Majesty's
Berrtce  In  and  by  one  oertein  act  Entitled  "An  act  for  levying
"  paying  and  Gloathlng  two  thousand  six  hundred  and  Eighty
"effective  men  ofBcers  included  for  forming  on  army  of  Twenty
"thoosand  men  with  the  Foroea  of  the  Neighboaring  Colonies
"to  nedace  In  Conjunction  with  his  Majesty's  regnlar  Troops

*  Montreal  and  other  Posts  belonging  to  the  French  in  Canada
"For  emitting  Bills  of  Credit  for  the  Sum  of  Sixty  thousand

*  Pounds  and  for  Sinking  and  Cancelling  the  said  Bills  in  Short
"Periods"  Passed  in  the  Thirty  third  Year  of  his  Majesty's
I!eign  BUT  INABMUCH  as  the  said  sum  of  Thirty  thousand
Poands  hath  not  aa  yet  been  Remitted  to  the  Treasurer  of  this
Colony  it  is  become  Necessary  that  Some  other  Provieion  should
be  made  to  Bappiy  that  deficiency  leat  his  Majesty's  service
shonld  suffer  or  be  retarded  this  present  Campaign. i

■  BE  IT  ENACTED  by  his  Honor  the  Lieutenant  Governor  th'e
Conscil  and  the  General  Assembly  and  it  is  hereby  Enacted  by
the  authority  of  the  same  that  the  Treasurer  of  this  Colony
shall  be  and  hereby  Is  impowercd  and  required  to  borrow  out
of  any  monies  that  now  are  OB  shall  come  into  the  Treasury  by
iVirtne  of  any  act  or  acts  of  the  Governor  Council  and  Genei;al
(Assembly  a  Sum  not  exceeding  the  Sum  of  Thirty  thousand
Ponnds  and  the  same  to  Pay  at  the  Times  and  In  the  manner
as  is  directed  in  and  by  the  aforesaid  act  entitled  "An  act  for
"  Ifvying  Paying  and  Cloathing  Two  thousand  six  hundred  and
"  flighty  effective  men  officers  included  for  forming  an  army  of
"Twea^  thonsand  Men  with  the  Forces  of  the  2)eighbortng


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