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Court to the Governour and Councill Being Read are Each
thus written Viz.

October the 24^th 1720
Read and Assented to by the Upper House of Assembly And
Signed p Ord^r Joh Beale Cl. Up. Ho.

Philemon Lloyd Esq^r Sent to the Lower house with the
Paper bills & to Acquaint Them That the aforesaid two En-
grost bills are assented to by this house who returns and Says
he Delivered the Paper bills and Acquainted Them Accord-
ingly.
M^r Crabb and M^r Earle from the Lower House Deliver Col
Holland A bill against buying and selling of Offices and to
prevent Corruption in Officers.
Which is thus Endorst Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly
October the 24th 1720
Read the first and Second time by Especiall Order and will
pass
Signed p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

The House Adjourns untill to morrow morning nine a
Clock

Tuesday morning October the 25^th 1720
The house meet According to Adjournment

Present
Col Holland Esq^r Lloyd
Col Young Col Ward
Esq^r Hall and
Col Addison Esq^r Bordley

U. H. J.
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Mr Lee with three others of the Lower House Deliver Col
Holland
A Supplementary bill to the Act Intituled an Act for laying
an Imposition on negroes and on Severall Sorts of Liquors
Imported, and Also on Irish Servants to prevent the Import-
ing too great a Number of Irish Papists into this province
which is thus Endorst Viz.

By the Lower house of Assembly
October the 25^th 1720
Read the first and Second Times by Especiall Ord^r and Will
Pass
Signed p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

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