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Coll^o Ward from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker the
following message [The text of this message is printed at
page 420. ]
Coll^o Tilghman Esq^r from the Upper House Delivered M^r Speaker
the Paper bill Entituled an Act for laying out a New fifteen Acres of
Land part of the one hundred Acres of Land formerly Erected into
a Town commonly called Benedict Leonard Town &c^a Indorsed thus,

By the Upper House of Assembly 3^d August 1732

The Engrossed bill whereof this is the Original is read and As-
sented to
Signed p order J Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

L. H. J.

The following Message [The text of this message is printed at
page 421.] Sent to the Upper House with the bill Entituled an Act
for the releif of Robert Brooks &c And the bill Entituled an Act
for the Releif of James Gibson &c. by Coll^o Hanson and Six more

They return and Acquaint A'l^r Speaker they Delivered the same.

Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Upper House Delivered M^r Speaker
the following Message. [The text of this message is printed at
page 422.]

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The Bill Entituled an Act for the Speedy recovery of Small Debts
out of Court &c. Read and passed for Ingrossing.
M^r Crabb hath Leave to go home
The House Adjourns untill Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

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Thursday Afternoon

The House met according to Adjournment, The Members Called
and all Present as in the Morning Except M^r Crabb.
The following Message [The text of this message is printed
at page 422.] Sent to the Upper House by Coll Belt and M^r Courts
They return and say they Delivered the same.
The following Message. [The text of this message is printed at
page 423.] Sent to the Upper House by M^r Goldsborough and M^r
Needles, They return and say they Delivered the same.
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker
the bill Entituled An Act repealing Part of an Act Entituled an Act
laying an Imposition on Negroes &c. Indorsed thus, [The text of
this endorsement is printed at page 424.]
Which bill was read here and with the Amendments Proposed
passed for Ingrossing George Plater Esq^r from the Upper House
Delivered to M^r Speaker a Bill Entituled an Act for raising a Duty
of three pence p Hogshead to the Governottr on all Tobacco Exported

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