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to go with the Informer or Impower some Sufficient person
skilled in Tobacco to go w^th the Informer and View the same
and on Examination to make his Report to the Justice in Order
to Acquit or Convict the Person so accused.
4^th That Every Justice or such person Appointed for the
better Execution of this Law have full power to Search all
Tobacco Houses or other Suspected Houses or places upon
Complaint made or Upon his own Suspicion of any such
Trashey or bad Tobacco so supposed to be therein lodged or
Concealed and on such Discovery fully to Convict such De-
linquent of the Penalty af^d.
5^th That a Penalty be Imposed on those who by themselves
or others shall pretendedly give away or receive any Trashey
or Bad Tobacco contrary to the Intent of the Law.
6^th That a fine be laid on the Justice or person by him so
Appointed who shall refuse to execute the trusts in him re-
posed as af^d.
7^th that double penalties be laid on those who freight their
Tobacco by the reason of the great Difficulty of Detecting them
in the Breach of the Law.
These Alterations and Additions being Approved by Your
Honours We shall readily concur w^th those proposals in y^r
honours last Message.
Signed p Order M Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was sent to the Upper House by M^r Stoddart and five
Others w^th the Explanatory Bill.
They return and say they delivered them.
The House Adjourns till two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Post Meridiem
The House meets According to Adjournment
On Reading Yesterday's Message as to the fees due to the
Goalers from the poor prisoners in the bill Menconed, The
Question was put whether any allowance shall be made to the
Goalers for their fees or not.
Carried in the Affirmative by the Majority of Votes ;
Then the Question was put whether an Allowance shall be
made to the Goalers in the City of Annapolis only, or to all
Goalers.
Carried by the Majority of Votes that the Allowance be
only made to the Goalers in the City of Annapolis ;

L. H. J.