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whether the same shall pass or not? And it passed in the

Affirmative. Which was so Endorst and sent to the Upper
House by M^r Stoddert and five others
They Return and Say they delivered it
Resolved that Cap^t Henry Hooper be paid fforty Pounds
Current Money more now for the work done to the Stadt
House and that the Gent Appointed to View the work Last
Sessions give orders for the same.
John Rousby Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r
Speaker the Supplementary Bill to the Act for Securing the
Rights and Inheritances of sundry Inhabitants within this
province Thus Endorst Viz.

L H. J.

By the Upper House of Assembly March the 23^rd 1725

We are of opinion that Vanhaesdonk Riddlesden, ought
to have Liberty at any time within Eighteen months to Ap-
pear by himself or his Attorney and make appear the Validity
of his Deeds, And that a Clause be added to the Bill direct-
ing notice to be given of the passing of it by an Advertise-
ment in the printed News papers of Philadelphia within
Three months after the End of this Session with which
Amendments this Bill will pass.
Signd p order Geo. Plater Cl Up. Ho.

An Engrost Bill for Limitation of officers ffees; and
An Engrost Bill to Restrain the Evill practices of Attor-
neys &c were Severally read and Assented to and were so
Endorst And sent to the Upper House by M^r Smith and M^r
Dent. They return and say they deliv^d them
A Bill to revive and Continue All process in the Severall
County Courts was read the first and second times by
Especiall Order and past which was so Endorst and sent to
the Upper House by Cap^t King and Cap^t Rider.
They Return and say they Delivered it.
Benj^a Tasker Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r
Speaker the same Bill thus Endorst:

By the Upper house of Assembly

March the 23^d 1725
Read and will pass.
Sign'd p order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Thereupon the Same past for Engrossing.
On Reading and Considering the Representation of the
Clergy and the former Messages of October 1724 Relateing

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