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an Act Prohibiting the Importation of Bread &c. Indorsed in this
Manner Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly October 14^th 1728.

The Ingrossed bill whereof this is the Originall is read and As-
sented to by this House.
Signed p Order. Geo. Plater Cl. Up: Ho :

Daniel Dulany Esq^r from the Committee of Laws brings in the
Bill Entituled an Act for emproving the Staple of Tobacco which
was read the first time and ordered to lie on the Table.

L. H. J.

The Question being Put whether the Delegates Allowance should
be reduced or not resolved in the Affirmative.
The Question being Put whether the Reduction should be abso-
lute or Conditional that a Tobacco Law passed. Resolved the Re-
duction be Absolute
The Question being Put whether the Delegates Allowance should
be reduced to one hundred Pounds of Tobacco p Diem or not. Re-
solved in the Affirmative.
The Question being Put whether the Allowance of the severall
County Justices should be Taxed in the usuall manner or on the
Suitors of the "County Courts. Resolved that it be by Taxation on
the Suitors.
Resolved that the Provincial Justices Allowance be reduced to
100^ll Tobacco p^r diem.
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning 9 a Clock.

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Tuesday October 15^th 1728.

The House met this Day according to Adjournment. The Mem-
bers were called all were Present as Yesterday. The Proceedings of
Yesterday were read over.
The following Message being Prepared was ordered to be Entred
in the following words viz. [The text of this message is printed
at page 116.]

October 15

Which Message was sent to the Upper House by James Harris
Esq^r John Beale Esq^r M^r Samuel Hanson and Major Robert King
who return and say they Delivered the same.
The Petition of Peter Hume being read, It is ordered that a Clause
be incerted in the Bill for the releif of Christopher Bonfield a lan-
guishing Prisoner in Calvert County that the Petitioner be not de-
barred of an Action of Escape against the sherriff of the said County

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if any he had before the said Christopher Bonfields Petition for
releif was granted
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