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A Bill prohibiting the Abuses Committed by Woodrangers
and to prevent Multitudes of Horses.
A Bill for Imposition of 3^d p hh^d on tobacco for defraying
the Publick Charge
A Dill fur Encouragement of such Persons as will under-
take to build Watermills
A Bill relating to Servants and Slaves
A Bill for rectifying the ill practices of Attorneys &c.
A Bill for regulating the Militia &c.
A Bill for Speedy Tryal of Criminals and ascertaining their
punishment in the County Courts when prosecuted there
Which were read and Endorsed and sent to the house by
Col Lloyd and M^r Sanders.
Came M^r Muschamp and three other Members from the
house and brought up the following Bills
A Bill ascertaining the Gauge of Tobacco H:hds.
A Bill prohibiting the Importation of Bread Beer Flour &c
A Bill Confirming purchases made by the Commissioners
of the County Courts
A Bill for restraining the Extortions of Sheriffs Subsheriffs &c.
A Bill for naturalization of Otho Othoson
A Bill to Encourage the Inhabitants of this Province to
adventure their Ships and Vessels more freely abroad to im-
port Rum &c.
A Bill declaring how Fees of Naturalization and other
private Laws shall be proportioned
A Bill for Conveying of publick Letters and Packetts &^c
A Bill for Causing Grand and Petite Jurors & Witnesses to
Come to Courts &c.
A Bill for Amerciaments in the Provincial & County Courts
A Bill for stay of Executions after the tenth day of May
yearly.
A Bill ascertaining Damage on protested Bills of Exchange
A Bill ascertaining the Bounds of a certain tract of Land to
the use of Nanticoke Indians
An Act directing the Manner of summoning & Electing
Delegates and Representatives to Serve in succeeding As-
semblys
An Act for regulating of Ordinarys &c.
A Bill impowering Commissioners of the County Courts to
levy tobacco to defray the necessary Charges of their County's
and Parishes
A Bill confirming Titles of Land given to Churches
A Bill declaring the Division of Several Countys within
this Province
A Bill securing rights to Town Lands

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