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of any of the penal Laws of this Province to the Right honour-
able the Lord Proprietor.
2nd An Act directing the Manner of Electing & summoning
Delegates and Representatives to Serve in succeeding As-
semblys and for ascertaining the Expences of the Councellours
Delegates of Assembly Commissioners of the Provincial &
County Courts of this Province
3d An Act impowering the Surviving Execr of Robert Smith
Esqr to sell Lands for payment of the Debts of the deceased &c.
4th An Act for the Relief of Peter Sewell
5th An Act laying an additional duty of 4 pounds Currt
mony p poll on Irish Servants & negros
6th An Act confirming a Sale of Lands made by Anthony
Joye & Ann his Wife to Thos & John Davis
7th An Act for the settling the Administration of the Gov-
ernmt of this province in Case of the death or absence of
his Lordship's Governour for the Time being until his Lord-
ships pleasure shall be known therein
8th An Act for the Continuing the process within this
Province on the Change of the Government from the Crown
to the right honourable the Lord Proprietary & for the Ad-
journments of several County Courts from August 1716
9. A supplementary Act to the Act for killing Wolves
Crows & Squirrels.

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10th An Act for making valid a Conveyance of Land from
Anthony Jvye & Ann his wife to Richard Moore and Edith
his Wife
11th An Act ascertaining the Gauge & Tare of Tob^o Hhds
and to prevent the cropping cutting & defacing tob^o taken on
Board Ships or Vessels upon Freight and laying an imposition
on Tob^o p the Hhd for the support of Government & for the
Encouragem^t of Settlements in this Province by ascertaining
the manner of paying his Lordships alienation fines and Quitt
Rents for the Term therein proposed & for the taking off the
3d p hhd formerly raised for the publick Charge.
12. An Act for making Valid a Conveyance of Land from
Anthony Jvye & Ann his Wife to John Alla.
13. An Act for making valid a Sale of Lands made by
Joseph Bridger Esqr of the Colony of Virginia to Thos Jones
deceased
14. An Act confirming Lands to Susannah Johnson &c.
15. An Act repealing an Act against striking sundry Sorts
of Fish within this province
16. An Act permitting the Inhabitants of this Province to

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