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By the Lower House of Assembly 23^d March 1732

Read the first Time and Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Ct. Lo. Ho.

By the Lower House of Assembly 24^th March 1732

Read the second time and will not pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Ct. Lo Ho

A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Cuming and three more
Entituled an Act for the Relief of Poor Distressed Prisoners for
Debt thus Endorsed.

By the Lower House of Assembly 20^th March 1732

Read the first time and Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Ct Lo. Ho.

By the Lower House of Assembly 23^d March 1732

Read the Second time and will pass.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Ct. Lo Ho.

Read the first Time in this House and Ordered to lye on the Table
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for Limitation of
Officers Fees, and will not pass; Ordered to be so Endorsed, and sent
to the Lower House by Col Ward
Col Ward Delivers the following Report in Relation to a Militia
Law.

U. H. J.

Lib. No. 33

p. 258

At a Conference held at George Neilsons on Friday the 23^rd Day
of March Anno Dom. 1732, were present.

Matthew Tilghman Ward Esq^r] Members of
The Honourable
Edmund Jenings Esq^r the Up. House

Levin Gale Esq^r Col. Robert Hanson Members of the
Col Joseph Belt Maj. Edw^d Sprigg Lo. Ho.

Your Conferees appointed to Conferr about and Consider the Bill
Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act for the Ordering and regu-
lating the Militia &c having Considered the said Bill beg Leave to
propose the following Additions and Amendments thereto.
1^st That a Clause be Added to require the Appointment of a Per-
son in each County by his Excellency the Governour or Commander
in Chief for the Time being to inspect and judge of the Arms in the
respective Counties as Occasion shall require who shall be impowered
to Issue Warrants for levying the Value of such as shall be injured
Against the forme of this Act &c.

Black Book

No. 3
Letter
No. 107

Lib. No. 33
p. 259