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By the Upper House of Assembly 26^th July 1731.
Read the second time & will pass.

Signed p order. J. Ross O. Up. Ho.

Which was read & Passed for Ingrossing.
The Bill for Ascertaining the form of the Oath of Judge or Jus-
tice, was read the second time and passed. Sent to the Upper House
by Coll^o Greenfeild and Twelve more
They return and say they Delivered the Same
The Petition of Thomas Lewis an Insolvent Debtor was read and
Granted According to the prayer thereof. The House Adjourns till
two a Clock in the Afternoon.

Post Meridiem,

The House met according to Adjournment, Called and all Present
as in the Morning.

Benj. Tasker Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the Petition of Charles Sive thus Enclorst,

By the Upper House of Assembly 26^th July 1731.

Read & recommended to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly.
Signed p Order J Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

L. H. J.

[The text of the message in reply is printed at page 207.]
Which was sent to the Upper House by Cap" Waughop and
M^r Phillip Key. They return and say they Delivered the same.
A Bill to Record a Deed of Bargain and Sale from James Gold
and Elizabeth his Wife to William Scott and Sarah his wife, was read
the first and second time by Especial Order and passed, Sent to the
Upper House by Cap" Elliott and M^r William Hemsley, They return
and say they Delivered the same.
A Bill for regulating of Ordinarys and for the better regulating
of Ordinary keepers and Inn holders within this Province for the
future, was read a second time & passed and Sent to the Upper House
by Coll. Belt and M^r Tolley. They return and say they Delivered
the same.
The Bill to Remedy Defective Probates of Accounts and giving
further time for Proving Accounts was read the Second time &
Passed & Sent to the Upper house by Maj^r King and M^r Augustine
Thompson, They return and say they Delivered the Same. The
House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Eight a Clock.

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