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past which was so Endorst. And thereupon the following
message is prepar'd Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly Nov^r the 4^th 1724.
May it please Your Honours
In order to Shorten the further Continuance of this Ses-
sions & to avoid any further Debates on the Bill for Reviving
the Act for Limitation of officers ffees &c We have Concluded
to strike out the last Paragraph thereof relating to Hemp and
Flax and have prepared a Supplementary Bill to the Act for en-
couraging the making of Hemp & flax herewith Sent instead
thereof and hope the same will pass in your House.
Sign'd p order M Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was sent with the Bill therein menconed to the Upper
House by Cap^t Hooper & M^r Bozman.
They return and say they delivered them.
An Engrost Bill for Reviving the Act for Limitation of
officers ffees was read and assented to and was so Endorst and
Sent to the Upper House by M^r Beale & Cap^t Harrison. They
return & say they delivered it

Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r

Speaker the Supplementary Bill to the Act for Encouraging
the making Hemp and flax thus Endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Nov^r 4^th 1724
Read and will pass.
Sign'd p ord^r Sam^ll Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Thereupon the same past for Engrosing.
Coll^o Tilghman from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the following message viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly Nov^r the 4^th 1724.
Gentlemen.
We think we have Complied with our promise to you, and
our duty to our Country so farr as it relates to the differrences
between the people and the Sherriffs in passing the reviving
Bill for officers ffees, with the provisions therein made for that
purpose, But your reasons in your Message of October the 30^th
by M^r Dashiel and M^r Young are not Sufficient to remove the
Inconveniencies we apprehend from a Popular Election of
Sheriffs for altho' the Charge & trouble of Electing Delegates

L. H. J.