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their Defaults therein yet the Provincial Justices in the In-
stances given found one half that Sume a Sufficient Penalty
and fined these Sherriffs no more tho it ought to have been by
law 1000^ll tobacco And therefore pray that Since the paper
bill has past your house the Engrost bill may be now assented
to as proposed especially Since the use of it in Some particulars
seems to be allowed of by your House
Signed p Order M Jenifer Cl. L^o Ho.

And sent to the Upper house by M^r Caldwell and three more.
They return & say they delivered it.
Supplementary bill to the Act for the Speedy recovery of
small debts out of Court before a Single Justice. Was read
and the Question being put whether it shall pass or not,
Carried in the Negative.

L. H. J.

Coll: Young from the Upper house acquaints M^r Speaker
that the Upper House has assented to the Engrost Supple-
mentary bill to the Act relating to Jurors. And delivers M^r
Speaker the bill for the application of such Intestates estates
as leave no legall representatives. With the following Mes-
sage viz:

By the Upper House of Assembly June the 2^d 1719
Gent.
On reading and considering the Bill for the application of
such Intestates estates as leave no legall representatives, We
find that the paragraph therein which makes a provision for
Widows excludes all relations after brothers and Sisters
children from inheriting any part of the Intestates estate,
which we think unreasonable and Contrary to the Act of
Assembly provided for the better Administration of Justice
in Testamentary affairs It is therefore thought necessary that
the paragraph in this Act should be made agreeable to that act
which is Agreeable to the Laws of England with which amend-
ments it will pass.
Signed p order John Beard Cl. Up. Ho:

Whereupon ordered the following Message be prepared
Viz:

By the Lower House of Assembly June 2^d 1719.
May it please your Honours

p. 95

We have considered the Act of Assembly & the Statute of
Charles the 2^d for Distributions and find thereby that no Col-
lateralls are admitted after brothers and Sisters Children con-

p. 96