158 Assembly Proceedings, May 3-23, 1738.

U. H. J.

No. 33

Counties where they have arisen or shall arise the Continuance of
Causes in the Provincial Court & Adjournment of that Court Passed
and sent by Benjamin Tasker Esq^r

p. 528

Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act to Encourage the
making of Linen Cloth within this Province of Flax or Hemp of the
Growth thereof and will pass with the following Amendments
instead of the Present Title put these words an act for the Benefit
of the Poor and Encouragement of Industry the mark of the Paren-
thesis in 8^th Line of 2^d Page to be Omitted after the word Linen in the
same Line and Page add these words, And be it Enacted by the
Authority Advice and Consent aforesaid that the remaining part
of the said thirty Pounds so to be Levyed as aforesaid by Virtue of
this Act shall be paid and applyed to the several Persons and uses
following viz^t and in the same Page and Line leave out the word, in,
and insert these words to the. June Court aforementioned and sent
by Col^o Ward.
Adjourned till Monday Morning nine of the Clock

May 15

Monday Morning 15^th May 1738
This house met again according to Adjournment

Presen

the
honble

Col^o Tilghman
Col^o Ward
Benj^a Tasker Esq^r
George Plater Esq^r

Edmund Jenings Esq^r
James Holliday Esq^r
Col^o Hammond

Two Engrossed Bills from the Lower house by Mess^rs Hinson and
Rumsey one Entituled an Act reviving an Act of Assembly Entituled
a Supplementary Act to the Act entituled an Act laying an Impo-
sition on negroes and on several sort of Liquors and also on Irish
Servants to prevent the importing too great a number of Irish Papists
into this Province the other entituled an Act reviving an Act of
Assembly Entituled an Act for the Advancement of Justice as also
an Act of Assembly Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act for
the Advancement of Justice severally thus Subscribed

15^th May 1738

Read and Assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Read and Assented to by this house and Ordered to be so
subscribed

p. 529

Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon