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the Affirmative by the Majority of Votes. Then the Question
was put whether they will proceed on the New Bill or Old One.
Carried by the Majority of Votes That they proceed on the
Old one. The Question was put whether a longer Time than
the last of June shall be given for Planting Tob^o or not Carried
in the negative. The Question was put whether .the Clause
for Encouragement of makeing Flax & Hemp shall stand as
it is or not?

L. H. J.

Carried in the Affirmative by the Majority of Votes.
The Question was put whether the whole Law shall take
place the 10^th of October next or not, Carried in the Affirma-
tive by the Majoritie of Votes. The Question was put whether
the whole Oath on Receivers shall be left out or only that
Part that Obliges them to give Information
Carried by the Majority of Votes That Only that Part as
to the Information be left out Thereupon the same was
altered Accordingly and then The Question was put whether
the Oath shall Stand as it is or not? Carried in the Affirma-
tives by the Majority of Votes.
The Question was put whether the Oath on Freighters
shall stand as it is or not? Carried in the affirmative by the
Majority of Votes.
And Thereupon the Bill was sent to the Committee of Laws
to be Amended.
James Bowles Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the Rill for Reviving the Act for Regulating Or-
dinarys thus Endorst Viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly, August the 2^d 1721.
Gentlemen.
Since you Do not think fit to Come into the Measures pro-
posed; rather than so usefull a Regulation of the Ordinaries
should be laid a side, We are willing to pass the Bill as it
now Stands.
Signed p Order. John Beale Clk Up Ho

Which was Read again Ordered to be Engrost and sent
to the Committee of Laws to be Engrost.
The House Adjourns till One a Clock in the afternoon.

Post Merediem.

P. SO

The House meets according to Adjournment.
The Bill to Prevent the Making Trashy Tob &c. was
Read with the Amendments and will Pass Which being so

¹ Error in paging of the Journal; page numbers 51 and 52 are omitted.

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