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house) Perpetuated by an Act Entituled an Act for repeale of
certain Laws, and also for Ascertaining what Laws are of force
within this Province made Anno 1676: and therefore ought
not to be taken Notice of in this reviving Bill—
Quer: Wherefore is the Act for Limiting of Actions against
the Surveyor General of this Province razed out of the reviving
Bill-
An Act for Appeals and Regulating Writts of Error this
house are of Opinion ought to be Amended and not Revived—
These the Opinions Reasons and Queries of this house; this
house Offer to the Consideration of the Lower house, and
desire to be therein Satisfied before the Bill for Revivall can
pass this house—
Signed p^r Order p Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

An Act allowing Trade with the Indians read and Ordered
to be Transmitted to the Lower house with this following
Recommendation Viz^t

Upper house 10th May 1682.
The Act Allowing Trade with the Indians herewith Sent
hath been drawn up in this house as was desired, the Same
hath been read and Assented to by this house and now is Sent

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to the Lower house for their Approbation before it pass to
Engrossment-—
Signed p^r Order p^r Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly.

The Bill for Naturalization of Iacob Looton read and passed
this house in these Words Viz^t

May 10th 1682 Upper house have Assented—
Signed p^r Order p^r Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

Ordered to be read the Act for the better Securing of
Orphans Estates within this Province—which was Accordingly
done and the Opinion of this house thereon drawn up as
follows Viz^t—

Upper house 10th May 1682.
An Act for the Better Securing Orphans Estates within this
Province read and thereto this house do Say that—
Since no Legacy is payable before all Debts paid, and for
that reason it cannot appear what is due unto any Orphan
untill Such time as the Exec^r hath Accounted with the
Ordnary, This house desire it may be explained in the Law at
what time the County Courts shall call for Security for this
Orphans Estate; Since if the Executor shall be bound imme-

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