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	The House Adjourns until two of the Clock in the afternoon. Monday Post Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment and all the Members Present as in the forenoon The Ingrossed Bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act Laying An Imposition on Negroes &c. Was read And assented to And sent to the Upper House with the Paper Bill by Mr Hemsley and Mr Needles. The Bill Entituled an Act for Licenceing Hawkers and Pedlers Was Read the second Time passed & Sent to the Upper House by Mr Richard Francis & Mr Tench Francis. Ordered a Bill be Brought in to Raise three pence p hhd on To- bacco Exported to Purchase Arms And Ammunition for the De- fence of this Province And that the Committee of Laws Prepare the Bill Acordingly.	L. H. J. Lib. No. 45
	The Question was put whether An Instruction be given to the Committee of Laws in preparing the Last Mencofied Bill or not. Resolved in the affirmative. George Plater Esqr from the Upper House Delivers Mr Speaker the Paper Bill Entituled an Act to Confirm the Last Will and Testa- ment of Rebecca Calvert &c. The Paper Bill Entituled a Suplemen- tary act to the Act for Laying an Imposition, on Negroes &c. And the Paper Bill Entituled an Act for Reliving Sundry Inhabitants of this Province from the Charges of Prosecutions for not burning Tobacco &c. Severally Indorsed, the Ingrossed Bill whereof this is the Originall is Read & Assented to. Signed p Order J Ross Cl Up. Ho. The Question was put whether the Committee of Laws shall be ordered to Draw the Bill so as that the three pence p Hogshead to be Raised shall be Disposed of by the Governour and the Upper and Lower House of Assembly for the vise of Arms &c or not Resolved in the affirmative.	p. 554

		For the Affirmative
	Mr Key Mr Jordon Mr Wilson Mr Kennard Col Mackal Mr Mackal Mr Smith Majr Skinner Mr Edmundson	Mr Needles Mr Woolford Mr Brown Mr Magruder Major Sprigg Col Belt Mr Stoddart Mr Hammond Mr Denton	Mr Warfield Mr Courts Mr Middleton Mr Hawkins Mr Hamilton Mr Moale Mr Mathews Mr Hemsley