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us to give our own Officers what We think fitt for their
Service.
Signed p order Jno Beard Cl Up ho.

Sent p Col W^m Holland who returns & says He Delivered it.

U. H. J.

James Harris Esq^r with two others' from the lower house
with the following Engrost Bills Viz.
A Bill for punishment of such as shall Counterfeit the
greater or lesser Scale at Armes within this p vince
A Bill for laying an Additional Duty of Twenty Shillings
Curr^t mony p poll on all Irish Servants being Papists to
prevent the growth of Popery by the Import of too great a
number of them into this Province And also the Additional
duty of Twenty Shillings Curr^t mony p poll on all negroes for
raising a fund for the use of Publick Schools within the sev-
erall Counties within this Province
A Bill for building a Court house on Longpoint in Bohemia
Mannour and on the east side of a Creek Called broad Creek
on Elk River in Cecill County
A Supplementary Bill to the Act relating to Servants and
Slaves.

All Assented to by the Lower house
And being Read are Assented to by this house And the
honble John Hall Esq^r Sent to Acquaint the Lower House
thereof
Col John Mackall and three Others with a bill for Regulat-
ing Ordinaries Amended according to Report of the Conferees

Passed by the Lower house
Read here and will pass.

Sent p Phil Lloyd Esq^r & Col Tilghman Who return & say
they Delivered it.
John Brannock and John Meekins from the lower house

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with a Petition of the Inhabitants of Dorchester County which
is referred to the Consideration of the next Sessions And
Ordered Sumons for Goovert Loockerman & Philip Fedde-
man to appear then.

The House Adjourns till Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House meet according to Adjournment
Present as in the morning
A Supplementary Bill to the Act for Ascertaining the

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