The Lower House. 231

Richard Tilghman Esq^r from the Upper House delivers to M^r
Speaker the Bill Entituled an Act for the releif of Francis Mercer
of Somerset County Merchant thus Indorsed (Viz.)

By the Upper House of Assembly October 24^th 1728.
Read the first time and Ordered to lie on the Table.
Signed p Order. Geo: Plater Cl: Up: Ho :

L. H. J.

And (thus)

By the Upper House of Assembly, October 25^th 1728
Read the second time and will Pass.
Signed p order. Geo: Plater Cl: Up: Ho :

And the following Message (Viz.) [The text of this message
is printed at page 138.]
The Question being put whether a Tobacco Law should be Pre-
pared to restrain the number of Plants to Seven thousand Plants of
Tobacco for each Taxable making an Allowance for Poor People
that have but one Taxable and Children not being Taxables and

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Single women that have none one fourth part of all Publick and
Countys Levys and Parochial Charges and Lawyers fees to be de-
ducted if the Tobacco be Paid in Specie, and the Officers fees to be
Paid according to the regulation of 1725 with Liberty to pay all
Publick and other Dues Charges and fees in Mony at ten Shillings
Currant mony p Cent at the Election of the Debtor or not Re-
solved in the Affirmative.
The Bill Entituled an Act for emproving the Staple of Tobacco
being read was ordered to be thus indorsed viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October 25^th 1728.
Read the second time and will pass.
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl: Lo: ho :

The House adjourns till to morrow Morning 9 a Clock.

p. 103

Saturday October 26^th 1728.

The House met this Day according to Adjournment. The Mem-
bers were called and all were Present as Yesterday, Yesterdays Pro-
ceedings were read over.

October 26