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

L. H. J.

Sent to the Upper House by M^r Smith and M^r Hansley, Who return

and say they Delivered the Same.
The following Message [The text of this message is printed at
page 273.] Was sent to the Upper House by Coll. Gale and M^r
Robins, Who return and say they Delivered the Same.
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker
the bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act
for Settling the rates of foreign Silver Coyns within this Province,
And the following Message [The text of this message is printed
at page 274.]
Coll^o Holland and two more from the Upper House Delivered to
M^r Speaker a bill Entituled an Act for the Amendment of the Staple
of Tobacco by Destroying the Trash Indorsed thus,

By the Upper House of Assembly 30^th August 1731

Read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table.
Signed p Order. J Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

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And thus,

By the Upper house of Assembly 3 I^st August 1731
Read the second time and will pass.
Signed p Order J Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

The following Message was prepared. [The text of this message is
printed at page 274.]
And sent to the Upper House with the Bill Entituled a Supple-
mentary Act to the Act Entituled an Act for Settling the rates of
foreign Silver Coyns &c^a by John Beale Esq^r & Cap" Edward Sprigg,
Who return and say they Delivered the same.
The House Adjourns till Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Tuesday Afternoon Aug^t 31^st 1731.

The House met according to Adjournment.
The Members were Called and all present as in the Morning.
The Bill Entituled an Act for the Amendment of the Staple of Tobacco
by Distroying the Trash was read the first time and Ordered to Lye
on the Table
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r and Phillip Lee Esq^r from the Upper House
Delivered to M^r Speaker the bill Entituled an Act for reviving an
Act for the Tryal of all Matters of fact in the Several Countys &c^a
Indorsed thus.

By the Upper house of Assembly 21^st August 1731
Read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table.
Signed p Order J Ross Cl. Up. Ho.