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other business for the current Money of the Province, yet by the
said Ministers Officers and other Deputies are charged such Fees
in Tobacco, which they having not to comply or able to procure, are
necessitated and tortiously compelled to pay for the same excessive
and exorbitant prices in such Current money to the ruin of many
Families and their intire Extirpation out of this Province and dis-
couragement of those who remain to follow such their useful arts

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Labour and Industry and becomes a hindrance to the Settlement of
this part of his Majesty's Dominions by so useful a people, with many
other Evils productive of the same, all which Your Committee most
humbly conceive to be an Aggrievance of a high nature and loudly
calls for redress, but submitted to the consideration of Your Hon-
ourable House.
Signed p Order of the Committee. Tho^s Lynn Cl

The House adjourns untill to morrow morning at 9 of the Clock.

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Wednesday morning May 17^th 1738
The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
It appearing to this House that Col Levin Gale is appointed one
of his Lordships Council of State Ordered that M^r Speaker issue
his Warrant directing the Secretary of this Province to make out a
new Writ of Election directed to the Sheriff of Somerset County
to elect a new Member in the room of Col Levin Gale removed to
the Upper House.
The following Message (Viz) (See page 161.)

Sent to the Upper House by Col Hanson and M^r Thomas Smith.
Edmund Jenings Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill entituled an Act for the Speedy publication of the Laws of
this Province and for the Encouragement of Jonas Green of the
City of Annapolis Printer indorsed. (See pages 160 and 161.)
Which Bill here read and with the Amendments proposed, passed
for ingrossing.
A Bill entituled an Act for the continuance of Sundry Actions
in the Provincial Court, read the first time and ordered to lye on the
Table.
George Plater Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
following Message (See page 161.)
The House adjourns untill 2 of the Clock in the afternoon.

May 17

Post Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment
On reading the Bill entituled an Act to prohibit the importation
of, and Selling Horses, in this Province brought from any Colony,

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