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Vestry a Title to Two Acres of Land Lying in the said County,
whereon the Parish Church now Stands, recommended to the Con-
sideration of the Lower house of Assembly & Sent by George
Plater Esq^r
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning nine of the Clock

U. H. J.
Lib. No. 33

Wednesday Morning 11^th May 1737
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday

Read the first time the Bill prepared in this house Entituled a Sup-
plementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act for the more effectuall
Punishment of Negroes and other Slaves, and for taking away the
Benefit of Clergy from certain Offenders, and to an Act Entituled an
Act to prevent the Tumultuous Meetings and other Irregularities of
Negroes and other Slaves & Directing the manner of Trying Slaves ;
Ordered to Lye on the Table.
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house mett again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning

A Bill from the Lower house by M^rs Gale and Key Entituled an
Act Repealing an Act Entituled an Act for Limitation of the time of
Shipping Tobacco thus Endorsed.

By the Lower house of Assembly 11^th May 1737

Read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table.
Signed p^r Order M Macnemara Cl L. H.

By the Lower house of Assembly 12^th May 1737

Read the second time and will pass
Signed p^r Order M Macnemara Cl L. H.

Read the first time in this house and Ordered to Lye on the Table.
The Bill prepared in this house Entituled an Act for the Ease &
Encouragement of Settlers on the remote and back Parts of this
Province; is brought from the Lower house by M^rs King & Ham-
mond thus Endorsed.

By the Lower house of Assembly 9^th May 1737

Read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table.
Signed p^r Order M Macnemara Cl L^o H.

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