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By the lower House of Assembly August 31^st 1731.
May it please Yo^r Honours

This House agreeth to all the Amendments proposed by your
House to the bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to an Act Entituled
an Act for Selling the rates of foreign Silver Coins within this
Province, Except to the leaving out Spread Eagle Dollars that altera-
tion this House cannot Consent to because the Circulation of them at
a Certain rate is Necessary for this Province, Therefore we have
ordered that they pass Current at four shillings & Six pence each
Spread Eagle Dollar and propose that that Amendment be made
to the s^d bill which if done the Bill will pass.
Signed p order M. Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

The Question being put whether Spread Eagle Dollars shall be
continued in the bill above menconed Resolved in the Affirmative.
The Question being put whether the s^d Spread Eagle Dollars shall
be incerted at the value of four Shillings or four Shillings & three
pence Currency Resolved that they be incerted at four Shillings
Currency
A bill from the lower House by M^r Smith & M^r Hemsley Entituled
an Act to prohibit the raising of Hoggs in any Towne within this
Province, thus Endorsed

By the lower House of Assembly 30 August 1731
Read the first time & ordered to lye on the Table.
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

U. H. J.

By the lower House of Assembly 3 I^st August 1731

Read the second time and will pass.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read the first time in this House & ordered to lye on the Table.
A Message from the lower House by Col Gale and M^r Robins

By the lower House of Assembly August 31^st 1731
May it please Yo^r Honours
His Excellency the Governour in his Speech at the Opening this
Session mentioned two Queries sent him by the Right Hono^ble the
Lords Commissioners for Trade & plantations and desired the Joint
advice & Information of both Houses in giving Answers to them as
a matter of greaf Importance to this Province, And this House being
of Opinion that the utmost care ought to be taken to be very Exact
in the Information to be given to the Governour by both Houses
desire your Hon^rs to appoint some Members of your House to Joyn
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