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Thomas Vernall was read & Granted. The Petition of James Mason
was read & Granted
Coll^o Tilghman from the the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker
the Petition of Robert Cardiff Indorsed thus,

By the Upper House of Assembly 24^th August 1731

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

Which Petition was read here & Granted.
M^r Samuel Hanson from the Committee of Laws Delivered to M^r
Speaker a bill Entituled an Act for reviving an Act of Assembly In-
tituled an Act for releiving the Inhabitants of this Province from
some Aggreivances in the Prosecutions of suits at Law and for reviv-
ing and Continuing the Supplementary Act thereto.
M^r Joshua George from the Committee of Laws Delivered to M^r
Speaker a bill Entituled an Act for the Assessment of ten pounds of
Tobacco p poll on the Taxable persons of S^t Pauls parish in Prince
George County the next Levy, Also for the Assessing ten p poll
Yearly on the Taxable persons in the said Parish untill they shall
have raised Sufficient to Compleat a Church and Chappie in the said
Parish. Which bill was read the first & Second time by an Especial
Order and Passed and Sent to the Upper House by M^r Crabb and
Coll^o Belt who return and acquaint M^r Speaker they Delivered the
Same.
The Bill Entituled an Act for reviving an Act of Assembly Intituled
an Act for releiving the Inhabitants of this Province from some Ag-
greivances in the Prosecution of Suits at Law &c^a Was read the first
and second time by an Especial Order & Passed.
The House Adjourns untill two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Tuesday Afternoon August 24^th 1731
The House met according to Adjournment.
The Members were Called and all Present as in the Morning.
Ordered that a bill be brought in to Compell Officers to make out
their Accounts in the most Plain & Intelligible Manner.
The Bill Entituled an Act for reviving an Act of Assembly In-
tituled an Act for releiving the Inhabitants of this Province from
some Aggreivances in the Prosecutions of Suits at Law &c^a Was sent
to the Upper House by Cap" Dasheilds and M^r Knight. Who return
and say they Delivered the same.
The Bill Entituled an Act for reviving an Act of Assembly In-
tituled an Act for the Advancement of Justice &c. was read the first
and second time by an Especial Order and passed and sent to the

L. H. J.