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equal Parts and one part thereof assigned to each County to
be Disposed of by the Visitors aforesaid
10. That such Visitors be Empowered to make such Rules
for the Governing & regulating the s^d schools in such Manner
as may best answer the true use and end thereof both in
respect to the Masters and Schollars.

Which was Read and referred for further Considⁿ
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning nine of the
Clock

Friday Nov^r 2^d 1722.
The House meets According to Adjournment
Yesterdays proceedings are read.
On Reading the Peticons of the Ordinary Keepers the
Question was put whether any further Allowance shalbe
made them or not.
It was carried in the Negative.
Thereupon the peticons are rejected.
A Bill for Limitacon of Accons of Trespass and Ejectment
was Read the first and second times by Especial Order &
past Nemine Contradicente
Which was so Endorst and sent to the upper House by M^r
Tyler and M^r Gant. They return and say they delivered it.
A Bill for the relief of some persons that have Suffered
by the Misconcepcon of the Laws heretofore made to regulate
the Makeing Tobacco was read the first and second times by
Especial order and past, which was so endorst and Sent to the
upper House by M^r Jordan & M^r Wallis. They return and
say they Delivered it.
An Engrost Bill Directing how fines shalbe adjudged ag^t
such as refuse to appear at Musters, and An Engrost Bill to

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prevent the Clandestine running Tobacco into the Neighbour-
ing Collonies were Read and Assented to and were severally
so Endorst and sent to the upper House by M^r King & Cap^t
Hooper.

They return and say they delivered them.
Resolved That the Treasurer of the Eastern Shore send for
two Dozen of the best bound blank books for Record Books
of good Paper and the binding to be as well fortified as may
be for Duracon to be broad books but not above Three inches
thick within the binding and ruled for a Margin of about
two Inches broad.

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