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Which was by especial Order Read the first and second
times was so Endorsed And will pass with the Amendments
proposed And sent to the House by Col Greenfield
Capt Trippe & Mr Warfield brought up a Bill relating to
Servants & Slaves Endorsed
Read in their House the first and Second times & Endorsed
will pass
Which being read at this Board Resolved that It be recom-
mended to the Delegates to add a Clause limitting how many
stripes It shall be lawful for a master to give his white Servant
for any one Offence without applying to a Justice of Peace and
proposed that such Stripes exceed not ten in number But
where any master or mistress shall judge their Servants
deserve greater Correction They shall in such Cases be
obliged to apply to a Justice of the Peace to order such Cor-
rection Who may order them to be corrected not exceeding
thirty nine Lashes
The Bill directing the manner of Electing & Summoning
Delegates and Representatives to Serve in Succeeding
Assemblys, And for the ascertaining the Expences of
Councellours Delegates of Assembly and Commissioners of
the Provincial & County Courts of this Province Was Read
at the Board the first & Second times by especial Order &
Endorsed will pass with a Clause obliging all those who have
a Right to Vote to appear at the Elections And give their votes
under the Penalty of one hundd pounds of Tobo to the use of
the County unless on Sufficient Excuse at the next County
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