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Engros'd bills to yo^r House without giving us any other
reason than that many years ago there was such a practice
Notwithstanding by our former Message & Your own Ac-
knowledgement it appears that practice has been altered ever
since the Year 1715 and we think we have plainly made ap-
pear to your House that the present practice is most reason-
able Convenient, and Conducive to the dispatch of the publick
business We cannot Apprehend wherein you can Imagine
any Injury done to the priviledges of Yo^r House by this prac-
tice or what Inconveniency you can suppose may arise from it ;
and as we are a part of the Legislature we think we ought to
have one part of the Bills in our house for our perusall during
the Continuance of the Sessions We therefore hope you
will not longer Insist upon this Affair to the delay of the
publick business but Joyn your Endeavours to finish this
Sessions.

U. H. J.

Signed p order Geo: Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Sent by Benja Tasker Esq^r who returns and says he Deliv-
ered it.
A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Benjamin Mackall &
Captain Harrison Entituled An Act Reviving and Continuing
An Act Entituled An Act for raising of Three pence p hhd
on all Tobacco Exported out of this province for the uses
therein mentioned thus Endorst Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly Octo^r the 27^th 1725

Read the first and Second time by Especial order and will
pass
Signed p order M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which being Read is Ordered to be thus further Endorsed
viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Octo the 27^th 1725

Having Considered that the Bill for raising the three
pence p hhd and the Bill for Support of his Lordships Govern-
ment Expire at the same time and that 'tis probable an
Assembly may be Called before the 29^th of September next
we conceive it will not be Improper to-Defer the Revival of this
Bill untill the Assembly's next meeting.
Signed p Order Geo Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Sent by Phill Lee Esq^r who returns and says he Deliv-
ered it.

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