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Ordered to lye on the Table.
An Engrossed Bill from the Lower House by Mr. Walter
Smith & Mr. Robert King thus Subscribed.
October 17th 1724.
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly &
Sign'd p order M. Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.
Which Bill being read was likewise Assented to by this
House.
The Conferees appointed upon the Subject of the Scar-
city of Tobacco October the 9th make their Report of the
Conference to the House which is as follows
At a Conference held at the City of Annapolis at the
House of Mr Francis Bowes on Friday October 9th 1724
Present the Honourable Colo Thomas Addison, Col M. T.
Ward, John Rousby Esqr Members of the Upper House,
the Honourable Colo John Mackall, Thomas Bordley Esqr
James Stoddart Esqr Captain Robert King Mr Thomas Boz-
man and Captain Henry Hooper, Members of the Lower
House
Who made choice of Colo Thomas Addison to be chairman
and Richard Clagett Clerk.
The Conferees proceed to consider of the Subject matter
of the Conference and reduce it to these three following par-
ticulars
Ist How all Publick Debtors and Creditors may be made
easy in Paying and Receiving the publick dues with Regard
had to the Great Extremity the poor of this Province are in
danger of being reduced to by the Great Scarcity of Tobacco
and other country produce.
2dly How far the Inhabitants shall be Relieved in the Pay-
ment of Officers fees.
3dly How far in respect to Private inland Country debts
As to the first Particular it is the opinion of the Conferees
that if any person take the Oath hereafter mentioned before
any one Provincial or County Justice and produce a Cer-
tificate of having taken such Oath before the 25th day of
December next to two Commissioners to be appointed by
the Act proposed that such Oath and Certificate shall entitle
them to a Supersedeas of Execution for so much Tobacco
as those Certificates shall make Appear they Want to pay
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