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Att a Conferrence held at the house of M^r John Dodd on
Thursday June 6^th 1717 In relation to An Act to be made for
Regulating Ordinaries &c.

The Conferrees appointed are

U. H. J.

The Honble -

Col W^m Coursey
Phil Loyd Esq^r &
Col Ric^d Tilghman

Of the Uper House
of
Assembly

The
Honble

Col Jn^o Mackall
M^r Robert Tyler
Capt S^t Leiger
Codd

Col James Maxwell
M^r Jos. Hill &
Cap^t Rich Colegate

of the
lower
house of

Assembly

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The Committee Adjourns till six a Clock to morrow morn-
ing

Friday morning June 7^th

The Conferrees meet According to Adjournment p^r sent as
above
Whereupon the said Conferrees proceed to Consider the
Subject matter of their meeting Concerning the Act af^d And
upon due Consideration & debate thereof, the said Conferrees
agreed that instead of the words mentioned in the preamble of
the said Law, accept of those Fines &c. these words following
be inserted Viz. Accept of our readiness in laying the fines
proposed on the Ordinary Lycences. Which we humbly referr
to the Consideration of the uper house.
Signed p Order Jn^o Beale Cl Conferrees

M^r John Rousby and three others with a bill ascertaining
the Guage & Tare of Tob^o hh^ds And to prevent Cropping Cutt-
ing & def aceing Tobacco taken on board Ships or Vessels upon
freight & for laying Impositions on Tobacco by the hogshead
&c. Amended, With the following Message

By the lower house of Assembly June 7^th 1717
May it please your Hon^rs

We have Considered your hon^rs message by Philemon Lloyd
Esq^r of yesterday with the method proposed as a regulation
of the Law relateing to his Lordship's revenue And by that it
seems their Lordships understand the giving up the quit rents
and Alienation fines as an Inducement to the raising the whole

duty of three shillings and three pence p hogshead which
never was the sense of the Country but that the fifteen pence

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