312 Assembly Proceedings, August 19-September 6, 1731.

L. H. J.

Wednesday at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon,

The House met according to Adjournment, The Members were
Called and all Present as in the Morning
An Ingrossed bill Entituled an Act to remedy Defective Probates
of Accounts &c. was read and Assented to.
An Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act for reviving an Act of As-
sembly Entituled an Act for the Advancement of Justice &c. Was
read & Assented to, which said bill was sent to the Upper House with
the Paper bills thereof by M^r Crabb and M^r Robins, Who return &
Say they Delivered the same.
James Hollyday Esq^r Delivered to M^r Speaker a bill Entituled a
Supplementary Act to an Act Entituled an Act for Settling the rates
of foreign Silver Coins within this Province, which was read the first
time & Ordered to lye on the Table.
The Bill Entituled an Act to Oblige the Severall Officers within this
Province to write their fees in words at full Length &c. Was read the
second time & passed and sent to the Upper House by M^r Brannock
and M^r Kirk, Who return and say they Delivered the same
A Bill Entituled an Act to Supply some Defects in a Deed of Bar-
gain and sale from William Green Senior of Dorchester County to
Coll John Rider of the same County of three Tracts of Land (Viz.)
the one Called Marshes Island one Called Greens Priviledge and the
other Called Greens Adventure all lying and being in the County
aforesaid, Which bill was read the first and second time by an

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Especial Order and passed, & Sent to the Upper House by M^r
Taylor and M^r Kirk, Who return and say they Delivered the same-.
The House Adjourns untill to Morrow Morning at Eight a Clock.

Aug. 26

Tuesday Morning Aug^t 26^th 1731.

The House met according to Adjournment, The Members were
Called and all Present as yesterday, The proceedings of Yesterday
were read.
On reading a Bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to an Act En-
tituled an Act for Settling the rates of foreign Silver Coins &c. The
following Questions arose
The Question was put whether Spread Eagle Dollars should go by
weight or Tail. Resolved they go by Tail The Question was put
whether they should pass for four shillings and three pence or for
four shillings and Six pence.
The Question was put that Half pence be left out of the Bill
Resolved in the Affirmative.
The Question was put whether this Law should be Temporary or
Perpetual, Resolved that it be Perpetual.