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be allowed for the same 1500, or 1000^lb Tob<sup>o
? Carried by
Majority of Votes that there be an Allowance of 1500lb Tobo

And recommended to the Committee of Accounts for an
Allowance.
The Petition of Edward Benson praying an Allowance for
copying the Laws of last Session was read in the House and
rejected
Bill for Relief of poor Debtors &ta Read the first and sec-
ond Times and does pass Colo
Greenberry and Colo
Whit-
tington enter the House and delivers the following Bills.
Indorsed in Council Novr 8th 1709 Read in the Council
the second Time and agreed to pass W Bladen Cl. Co.</sup>

Read again in the House and past for ingrossing
Moved by a Member whether the former Vote for bringing
Tobacco to Towns &^ta be reassumed or not? Thereupon put
to the Question whether Tobacco be brought to Towns or not?
Carried in the Negative.
Bill for additional Towns &^ta Read the first Time and ordered
a second Reading
Bill for suspending the Execution of the Act for Relief of
poor Debtors

L. H. J.
Lib. 41.

Bill reviving the Process &^ta in several Counties
Bill confirming Lands to Col^{o
Holland and others
Bill restraining the ill Practice of Sheriffs
Which said four Bills were sent up to the Council by Capt
Jones and Mr Bordley
They return and say they delivered the Bills
Colo
Coursey, Colo
Ennalls, Colo
Greenberry and John Hall
Esq. enter the House and deliver Mr Speaker the following
Message}

By the Council in Assembly Nov. 8^th 1709

Her Most Sacred Majesty having already signified her Ap-
probation of the Itinerant Justices we cannot alter that Course
of Justices without her particular Direction therefor
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.

Committee of Laws brings in the following Bills
Bill about Imposition of Liquors
Bill ascertaining Allowance to Juries and Evidences
Bill enforcing the Observation of the Act relating to Bills
Exch^a
Col^{o
Greenberry and John Hall Esq. enter the House and
delivers the following Bills Indorsed Viz.
Bill for suspending the Execution of the Act for Relief of
poor Debtors.}

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