the Minister of Jamaica in the said County for liis present year

and the said Tax laid to Levy and Collect or cause to be Levyed

and collected pursuant to the Act of assembly passed in the

sixth Session of Generall Assembly begun the 12*^ day of

September 1693 Entituled an act f^r selling a Ministry and

raising a maintenance for tliem in the Citty of New York, County

©f Richmond, Westchester, and Queens Coimty and hereof you

208 PAPERS RELATING TO CBTUBCHES IN QUEENB COUNTf.

ai-e not to faile Given under my hand at ffort Anne in NewYorlc this twenty foui-th day of August 1704. To the Justices of the Peace of Queens %

County and the Vestrymen of the

Church of Jamaica in the said County.

[For Stat» of the Church of England in Queens Co. in 17D4, eee ante p. 114.]

ORDER

TO FINE THE CHURCHWARDENS, ETC., FOR REFUSING TO LETY SAID TAX.

[ Council Min. IX. ]

In Council 31. March 1705

The Cliurch Wardens & Vestry of Jamaica being summoned to appear before this Board this day and Robert Coe one of the Chui'ch Wardens & John Talman Henry Wright Samuel Carpenter Sami Higby Anthony Watson John Everett John Coe Jonathan Hazard & Daniel Lawrence nine of the Vestry appearing accordingly they were called in and examined concerning their neglecting or refusing to raise a tax for the maintenance of the Minister of that place directed to be raised for that purpose by Act of Genii Assembly of this Province and having offered nothing to this Board in their Justification it is ordered that the Penaltyes expressed and contained in the said Act be Levyed pursuant to the directions thereof on every of them y° s*^ Churchwardens & Vestry so neglecting or refusing to do theijr duty as aforesaid