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porting & bringing Servants into this Province, may lie under
hardships by being obliged to declare upon Oath to the best of their
Knowledge, whether any Servant brought by them, hath been con-
victed of any Crime, and if any, of what Crime; which Oath, we
conceive, to be too extensive, and may cause a Discovery of Offences
of an Inferiour Nature, and not within the View of the Acts of Par-
liament for Transportation, but only to the Disparagement of such
Servants: Wherefore, We recommend to your Consideration the
preparing a Supplementary Bill to the s^d Act, wherein all Persons
importing or bringing any Servant or Servants into this Province,
shall only be obliged to declare upon Oath to the best of their
knowledge, whether such Servant or Servants be then under Sen-
tence of Transportation, & for what Offence, and the Term of
Years they have to serve, and what else may be thought necessary
to be inserted or altered
Signed p Order, John Ross Cl. Up Ho.

Read the Bill Entituled an Act for the Preservation of the Breed
of Wild Deer, Ordered to be thus Endorsed

By the Upper house of Assembly 29^th July 1729
Read & passed for Engrossing with the Amendments proposed
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight of the Clock.

U. H. J.

Wednesday Morning 30^th July 1729

This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday
A Bill from the Lower house by M^r Beale and M^r Matthews En-
tituled an Act against Engrossers and Regrators thus Endorsed

By the Lower house of Assembly 26^th July 1729

Read the first Time & Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

By the Lower house of Assembly 30^th July 1729
Read a second Time & will pass
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read the first Time in this house & Ordered to lye on the Table
Read a second Time the bill Entituled an Act for the Assessm^t
of so much Tobacco on the Inhabitants of All-hallows Parish in

July 30
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