192 Assembly Proceedings, May 3-23, 1738.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

The Bill entituled an Act reviving an Act of Assembly entituled an
Act for releiving the Inhabitants of this Province from some Ag-
grievances in the prosecution of Suits at Law &c^a The Bill entituled
an Act reviving an Act of Assembly entituled an Act for licensing
Pedlars and Hawkers. The Bill entituled an Act reviving an Act
entituled an Act to prevent the injuring Harbours within this Prov-
ince and for repealing the Acts therein mentioned. And the Bill
entituled an Additional Supplementary Act to the Act entituled an
Act for the Trial of all Matters of Fact in the several Counties where
they have arisen or shall arise &c severally indorsed
By the Upper House of Assembly 12^th May 1738 read the first
time and ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order J Ross Cl Up House. And thus by the Upper
House of Assembly May 13^th 1738 read the second time and will
pass.
Signed p Order J Ross C^l Up House.

Which Bills severally read here and passed for ingrossing.
Col Ward from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the Bill
entituled an Act to encourage the making of linnen Cloth within
this Province of Flax or Hemp of the growth thereof indorsed.
(See page 158.)
Which Bill with the Amendments proposed, passed for engross-
ing.

M^r Robert Jenckins Henry brings in a Bill Entituled an Act for
ascertaining the Gauge for Barrells for Pork and Beef and the neat
Pork and Beef to be therein contained, read the first time and
ordered to lye on the Table.
The House adjourns until Monday morning at 9 of the clock

May 15
p. 766

Monday morning May 15^th 1738

The House met according to adjournment. All present as on
Saturday. M^r Hammond appeared this Morning.
An ingrossed Bill reviving an Act of Assembly entituled a Sup-
plementary Act to the Act entituled an Act laying an imposition on
Negroes and on several Sorts of liquors and also on Irish Servants
to prevent the importing too great a number of Irish papists into this
Province, and the ingrossed Bill 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
Advancement of Justice, severally read and Assented to and sent
to the Upper House, with the paper Bills by M^r Hynson and M^r
Rumsay