The Lower House. 439

Recomend this particular case to your Consideracon for
relief.
Signed p Order S: Skippon Cl Up. Ho.

On Reading the explanatory Tobacco Law the Question
was put whether a Vote shalbe put or not.
It past in the Affirmative.
Then the Question was put whether the Law shalbe
amended or not.
Carried in the Affirmative.
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Nine a Clock.

Thursday 8^ber the 25*'' 1721
The House meets according- to Adjournment.
Yesterdays proceedings are Read.
On the Motion of M^r Nath^l Hopkins on behalf of M^r Tho :
Purnell who is Very sick,
Leave [is given] to the, said Purnell and Hopkins to go
home.
M^r Edw^d Wright being very sick has the Leave of the
House to go home.
On Debating the Tobacco Law,
The second Paragraph about the time of planting to be
repealed.
The Question was put whether that part of the fifth para-
graph as to Sow'd Hills shalbe repealed or not. Carried in
the Affirmative.
The Question was put whether that part of the Paragraph
as to Suckers shalbe repealed or not.

L. H. J.

Carried in the Negative.
The Question was put whether the receivers shall be upon
Oath or not.
It past in the Negative and Resolved Nemine Contradicente
that it is for the good of the Country that freighters be re-
strained from Shipping bad Tobacco.
James Bowles Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the Pet^o of W^m Anglin thus Endorst Viz :

By the Governour and Council
October the 25^th 1722.
This Peticon being read is referred to the Considⁿ of the
Generall Assembly.
Signed p Order. S: Skippon Cl Up. ho

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