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Assented to by their House which was Read & assented to
by this Board And the Honble Col Addison Sent to acquaint
the Delegates thereof

The Bill for rectifying the ill Practices of Attorneys of this
province and ascertaining Fees to the Attorny General, Clerk
of the Indictments Attorneys and Practitioners of the Law in
the Courts of this Province And for levying the same by way
of Execution, Was read the first & second times & being
Endorsed will pass, Was Sent to the Delegates by Mr Secre-
tary Lloyd

Mr Tyler & Mr Hudson bring from the Delegates A Bill
for securing Merchants & others Tobacco after received &

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declaring the Altering the mark or Quality thereof to be felony
and against false packing

Read in their House the first & second times and Endorsed
will pass. Which was read at this Board the first & second
times & Endorsed will pass with Amendmts proposed & Sent
to the House by Col Young

Col Maxwell Mr Parran, Mr Whittington, & Mr Hopkins
brought up a Bill for the Encouragem^t of Tillage & relief of
poor Debtors Read in their House the first and second times
& Endorsed will pass

Which was read at the Board & put to the Question whither
the Bill should pass And Resolved It pass without the last
Paragraph begining at And for the further Encouragement
of making tobo &c. And that It be temporary

Sent by Col Coursey

The Board adjourned till nine of the Clock to morrow
morning

Tuesday May the 24th 1715

The Honble his Majesty's Council in Assembly Sate Pres-
ent as yesterday
Mr Hopkins & Mr Clayton brought up a Bill appointing
certain Court Days on which the Provincial & the several
respective County Courts within this Province are to be held
Read in their House the first and second times & Endorsed
will pass.
Which being read at the Board the first & second times
That part relating to the Provincial Courts sitting was wholly
rejected. And the Bill sent to the Delegates by Col Addison

p. 91

Also the Engrossed Bill ascertaining what Damages shall
be allowed on protested Bills of Exchange Assented to by the

p. 92