The Lower House. 163

revising the said Law for the Time proposed purely to avoid
the Mischiefs aforesaid to which he is pleased to give way
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Council

Read and Resolved the said Act be revised.
The House adjourned till Monday Morning nine O'Clock.

Monday 10^th Nov. 1712

The House met according to Adjournment Being called
over were all present as on Saturday & M^r Worthington
enters the House
Read what was done on Saturday.
Resolved upon a Motion made by a Member of this House
that a Bill be brought in for the more effectual suppressing
the Crimes of Adultery and ffornication & cohabiting together
of lewd and wicked Persons

The Honble Samuel Young Esq. enters the House and
delivers M^r Speaker Bill making good and valid a Deed or
Conveyance made by Edward Hancox to S^r Thomas Johnson
Indorsed —
By the Council in Assembly
Eodem Die.

Read the first and second Times and will pass.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

Read again in the House and past for ingrossing
Henry Acton's Petition with the Report of the Committee
of Laws thereon Read and referred till next Session of Assem-
bly & that Gilbert Clark's Heirs have then Notice to appear
Ordered the ingrossed Bills be read Viz.
Bill reviving the Act for imposing three Pence p Hogshead
on Tobacco towards defraying the Charge of the Province.
Bill reviving the Act imposing three Pence p Gallon on
Rum, Wine, Brandy and Spirits and twenty Shillings p Head
on Negroes and Irish Servants
Bill confirming the Probat of John Harrison's Will
Supplementary Act to the Act for appointing Constables &
declaring what Persons are Taxables
Bill for reviving the Act for Encouragement of Tillage and
Relief of poor Debtors
Bill confirming unto ffrancis Sherwood & his Heirs an
Estate in ffee simple of in and to certain Lands

L. H. J.
Lib. 41

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