Thursday, the 9th of November, 1654.
Prayers.
Surrey Gaol.
WHEREAS by an Act, intituled, An Act touching a Common Gaol and House of Correction for
the County of Surrey, the Commissioners for the Monthly
Assessments for the Army were impowered to assess, tax,
levy, and collect, the Sum of Twelve hundred Pounds,
for Purchasing, Building, and Repairing, of a Common
Gaol and House of Correction for the said County: And
it being informed, that a great Sum of Money hath been
levied, but that the same cannot be gotten out of the Sheriff's Hands, for want of Powers in the said Act;
Ordered, That it be referred to a Committee to examine the Business; and to send for the Sheriffs that have
the Monies in their Hands, to make Payment thereof;
and, in Default of Power in the said Act to compel Payment thereof, that an additional Act be prepared, and presented to the House, to compel the Payment of the said
Monies, for the Uses in the said Act: Viz. Unto Sir
Richard Onslow, Mr. Bond, Sir Wm. Roberts, Mr. Holman, Mr. Woodhowse, Colonel Thomas Birch, Mr. Warcup, Sir John Witterong, Sir Richard Lucy, Mr. Hoskins,
Colonel Wood of Surrey, Mr. Francis Drake; or any
Three of them: To meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber, at Two of Clock: With further Power
to send for Persons, Papers, Witnesses, Records.
Settling the Government.
Mr. Hoskins reports from the Committee of the whole
House for the Government, The Resolution of the said
Committee, upon the 24th Article of the Government,
in these Words; viz.
THAT all Bills agreed unto by the Parliament, shall
be presented to the Lord Protector for his Consent;
and, in case he shall not give his Consent thereunto within
Twenty Days after they shall be presented to him; or
give Satisfaction to the Parliament within the Time limited, that then such Bills shall pass into and become
Laws, although he shall not give his Consent thereunto:
Provided such Bills contain nothing in them contrary to
such Matters wherein the Parliament shall think fit to
give a Negative to the Lord Protector.
The House, according to former Order, did take up
the Debate upon the Report made from the Committee
of the whole House, upon the Government.
The First Article being read, and debated on;
And the Question being propounded, That the Supreme Legislative Authority of the Commonwealth of
England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Dominions thereto belonging, is and doth reside in One Person, and the
People assembled in Parliament;
And the Question being put, That the Words "Supreme Legislative Authority," be Part of the Question;
It passed with the Affirmative.
And the Question being put, That the Word "shall"
be put into this Question, in the Place of the Word
"doth;"
It passed with the Affirmative.
And it being debated, Whether the Twenty-fourth
Article shall be Part of this Question;
The Question being put, That this Debate be adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eight of the Clock;
The House was divided.
The Yeas went forth.
|
|
|
|
Lord Broghill, |
Tellers for the Yeas: |
103. |
| General Disbrow, |
With the Yeas, |
| Sir Richard Onslow, |
Tellers for the Noes: |
89. |
| Colonel Birch, |
With the Noes, |
So it was Resolved, That this Debate be adjourned till
To-morrow Morning, Eight of the Clock.