138 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 4, 1724.

L. H. J.

Which was Sent to the Upper House by M^r Oldham & Cap^t
Hopkins. They return and say they delivered it.
Col^o Addison from the Upper house Delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill for relief of Sundry poor prisoners thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Octob^r the 26^th 1724

Read and will pass with this Clause to be added, That such
persons as shall Leave the province, shall be liable notwith-
standing anything in this Act to be sued for their debts, as if
this Act had never been made
Signed p order Sam^ll Skippon Cl: Up: Ho.

And also Delivers the following message Viz.

p. 162

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r 26^th 1724

Gent.
Upon Reading your message of this day we have requested
M^r Secretary Lloyd to lay before you M^r Cornwallis's Ab-
stracts of Land rights which Abstract Together with his
Petition to the Lord Prop^ry is herewith sent you according to
the desire of yo^r house so that if any forgery be found therein
it may be detected
Sign'd p order Sam^ll Skippon Cl. Up: Ho :

A Bill for Securing the Right and Inheritance of Sundry
the Inhabitants within this province ag^t Certain Impositions
by pretence of suspected Deeds, was read the first and Second
Times by especiall order and which was so Endorst and sent
to the upper house by M^r Beale & M^r Edw^d Wright. They
return & Say they delivered it
The House Adjourns till to morrow morning nine of the
Clock

Tuesday Oct^r the 27^th 1724
The House meets according to Adjournment
Yesterdays proceedings are Read.
A Bill for the Relief of James Phillips his Devisees was
read the first and second Times by especiall order and past,
which was so Endorst, And an Engrost Bill repealing part of
an Act laying an Imposition on negros and Liquors &c^a was
read & assented to & was so Endorst

Both which Bills were Sent to the Upper House by M^r
Tolley & M^r Hamilton. They return and say they delivered
them