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and Authentication to be paid for by the Publick of this Province,
at the next Session of Assembly after they are so received.
The House Adjourns to the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 46

Friday Morning May 9, 1740

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
It being moved by a Member, that An Address be presented to
his Excellency the Governor, that he would be pleased to distribute
the Arms and Ammunition now in the Province amongst the In-
habitants of the several Counties, and that the Money in Bank
raised for the same use be likewise laid out in Arms & Ammunition
and distributed in the same manner, and a Question thereupon being
required to be put, the previous Question being moved for, was
thereupon put, Whether that Question should be now put or not.
Resolved in the Negative: Inasmuch as there are Laws now in Force
directing the Purchase and Distribution of the Arms whereby his
Excellency has the Power already vested in him to do the same
Thing as the Address moved for requires.

May 9

For the Negative,

M^r Waughop

M^r Middleton

M^r Mathews

Wilson

King

Caswell

Carroll

Stoughton,

Osborn Sprigg

Denton,

Rob^t Lloyd

Magruder

Henry Hall

Ennals,

Pemberton

Smith

Brannock

Wilkinson

Weems

Rumsey

Joseph Hall,

Sheredine,

For the Affirmative

M^r Harris,

M^r Gale

M^r Pearce

Hynson,

Hooper

Edw^d Sprigg

Hanson,

George

Wootton

Henry

Thomas

Gordon

The Bill, entituled, An Act reviving and continuing An Act of
Assembly of this Province, entituled An Act for the Speedy Recov-
ery of small Debts before a Single Instice of the Peace sent to the
Upper House by M^r George and M^r Rumsey.
The Bill, entituled An Act for the speedy and effectual Publica-
tion of the Laws of this Province, and for the Encouragement of

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