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Coll: Ward and James Bowles Esq^r from the upper House
Delivers M^r Speaker the Bill for repealing the Tobacco Law
&c thus Endorst viz :

By the Upp^r House of Assembly 8^ber the 15^th 1722

Upon Reading the within Bill we find no reason Assigned
for the Repealing the Tobacco Law And for that we know not
any reason why it should be repealed we Cannot Consent to the
repealing thereof.
Signed p Order. Sam^l Skippon Cl. Upp^r Ho.

M^r Walter Smith on his Motion has the leave of the House
to go home his Wife being very ill.

The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Nine of the
Clock.

Tuesday Morning October the 16^th 1722.
The House Meets According to Adjournment.
Yesterdays Proceedings are Read.
M^r W^m Whittington a Member returned to Serve for Som-
ersett County Appears in the House.
Ord^rd that M^r Purnell and M^r Hopkins go to the upp^r House
to see him Qualified
They return and say they see him Qualified.
Thereupon he took his Place.

Tho: Bordley Esq^r a member returned to Serve for Ann
Arrundell County (who thro' his indisposition has been
hitherto Absent) appears in the House. Ordered that Jn^o
Beale Esq^r and M^r Rich^d Warfield go to the Upper House
and see him Qualified.
They return and say they see him Qualified.
Thereupon he took his Place.
Coll: Mackall from the Comittee of Elections and Prev-
eledges returns the following report Viz :

By the Comittee of Elections and Previledges

October the 16^th 1722.
On Inspection into the Writt and Indentures for M^r W^m
Watts M^r Justinian Jordan M^r Thomas Waughop and M^r Jn^o
Read Members returned for Saint Marys County we find
them Duly Elected.

L. H. J.

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We also find M^r George Dent M^r Henry Holland Hawkins
M^r John Courts and M^r Joseph Harrison Members returned
for Charles County to be Duly Elected.

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