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	The Bill, entituled An Act, Reviving An Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled An Act, for the speedy Recovery of small Debts out of Court before a single Justice of the Peace was read the second time and Passed. The Bill, entituled An Act for Reviving of An Act of Assembly of this Province entituled, An Act for ascertaining the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco hogsheads, and to prevent Cutting Cropping and defacing Tobacco taken on Board Ships or Vessels upon Freight, was Read the second time and Passed The Bill entituled An Act Reviving An Act entituled An Act to prevent the Injuring Harbours within this Province, was Read the second time and Passed. The Bill entituled An Act Reviving the Supplementary Act to the Act laying an Imposition on Negroes, and on sundry sorts of Liquors imported &ca Read the second time and Passed ; Which several Bills were sent to the Upper House by Colo Hooper and Mr Weems. On reading the second time the Bill entituled An Act for the Benefit of the Poor and encouragement of Industry the Question was put that the said Bill do pass. Resolved in the Affirmative.	L. H. J.
	For the Affirmative Mr Waughop Mr Hanson Mr Caswell Read King Edward Sprigg Harris Henry Wootton Calder Goldsborough Osbn Sprigg Carroll Robt. Lloyd Magruder Denton Hooper Gordon Henry Hall Brannock Pemberton Brome Colvill R. N. Wright Courts Rumsey Middleton Pearce	p. 150
	For the Negative Mr Smith Mr Weems Mr Joseph Hall Mr Thomas Mr Ennalls The Bill, entituled An Act continuing An Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled A supplementary Act to the Act entituled An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Negroes and other Slaves &ca and to An Act entituled An Act to prevent the tumultuous Meeting and other Irregularities of Negroes &ca was Read the second time and passed The House Adjourns to 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon