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It being- moved by a Member that Major Henry Trippe had dis-
qualified himself from sitting in this House as a Member, by accept-
ing the Office of Deputy Commissary of Dorchester County since he
was elected The Question was put, Whether Major Henry Trippe,
a member of this House for Dorchester, County, by accepting of
the Place of Deputy Commissary of Dorchester County since his
Election, is disqualified to sit in this House, or not? Resolved in
the Affirmative
For the Affirmative
Mr Waughop Mr Courts Mr Caswell
Read Middleton Gist
Swann Hanson Edwd Sprigg
Wilson Smallwood Wootton
Carroll Ennalls Osborn Sprigg
Denton Brannock Pemberton
Henry Hall Pearce Wilkinson
Weems Sheredine Goldsborough
Brome Mathews
For the Negative
Mr Harris Mr Gale Mr Gordon
Calder Hooper R. N. Wright
Smith Colvill Robert Lloyd
King Rumsey Thomas
Henry Dulany
Whereupon It is Ordered that Major Henry Trippe be called in
and that he be acquainted by Mr Speaker with the Resolution of this
House and that he is dismissed from further attendance on this
House as a Member
Ordered that Mr Speaker issue his Warrant to the Secretary of this
Province to make out a new Writt of Election directed to the
Sheriff of Dorchester County, to elect a new Member to serve in this
present Assembly in the Room of Major Henry Trippe
The House Adjourns to two of the Clock in the Afternoon
Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment
On reading a second time the Bill Entituled An Act for raising
Six Pence p hhd on Tobacco &ca the Question was put, Whether
the whole Six Pence to be raised, or Three Pence one Moiety shall
cease in case of Peace. Resolved that only Three Pence shall cease.
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