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try of the said parish meet sometime in October next and
appoint a time and place for the Parishioners to meet in
Order to make Choice of a place for Building a new Parish
Church therein, and that it be accordingly placed as the
Majority of the parishioners shall think fit, and no person
to have a Vote therein but the prof est members of the Church
of England as by Law Establish!, with w^ch resolve we desire
your Honours Concurrence that the matter may be Entred on
our Journall as an Ordinance to Avail the parties Concern'd
therein as such, and that the return of the Votes so taken be
made by the said Vestry to the Assembly at the next Sessions
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which Message was read and ordered to lye on the Table.
A Message from the Lower House by M^r Harris and Dent
with a Bill Entituled An Act repealing an Act of Assembly
Entituled An Act for the relief and release of poor Distress'd
Prisoners for Debt thus Endorst viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly July the 20^th 1726

Read the first and second times by especial order and will
pass
Signed p Order M Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which Message is as follows.

By the Lower House of Assembly July the 20^th 1726
May it please Your Honours
It having been represented to this House by some of the
Members from most of the Countys within this province that

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notwithstanding the good intent designed by An Act En-
tituled An Act for the relief and release of poor distressed
Prisoners for Debt it proves of very pernicious Consequence
and it hitherto appearing rather to give Encouragement to
such persons whose Inclinations lead them to Act the part of
Knaves than of honest men we have thought it Absolutely
necessary to repeal that Act as we accordingly have in the
manner herewith sent and have made a resolve in this House
that for the future no Petition for the relief of any Distress'd
prisoner for Debt be received in this House but such as shall
come to this house recommended from and Signed by the Jus-
tices of the County wherein such Prisoner is detained (or the
Major part of them) in Court sitting who certainly must be
best acquainted with such Petitioners real Condition and who
it is not doubted but will always take particular Care that
such Petitioners Case be Stated in the truest light and we

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