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tuous Meeting and other Irregularities of negroes and other slaves
and directing the manner of Trying Slaves
An Ingrossed Bill entituled An Act continuing An Act of Assem-
bly of this Province entituled An Act for the more effectual Punish-
ment of certain Offenders, and for taking from them the Benefit of
Clergy.
An Ingrossed Bill entituled An Act for reviving An Act of As-
sembly of this Province entituled An Act ascertaining the Gauge
and Tare of Tobacco Hogsheads and to prevent Cutting Cropping
and Defacing Tobacco taken on Board Ships or Vessels upon Freight.
And an Ingrossed Bill entituled An Act reviving An Act entituled
a supplementary Act to the Act entituled An Act laying an Imposi-
tion on Negroes and several Sorts of Liquors imported, and also
on Irish Servants to prevent the Importation too great a number of
Irish Papists into this Province
Were severally Read and Assented to, and sent to the Upper
House with the Paper Bills by Col^o Hanson and M^r Wilson
On reading the Amendments to the Bill, entituled An Act for
ascertaining the Gauge of Barrels for Pork Beef &c^a proposed by the
Upper House the Question was put, Whether, insted of the Words
Use of the County school where the Offence shall be committed these
Words shall be put, Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary his
Heirs and Successors for and towards the better Support of this
Government ? Or not ? Resolved in the negative

L. H. J.

For the Negative

M^r Waughop M^r Middleton M^r Mathews
Read Hanson Caswell
Wilson Smallwood Edw^d Sprigg
Carroll Rob^t Lloyd Wootton
Henry Hall Thomas Osborn Sprigg
Smith Hooper Pemberton
Weems Ennalls Wilkinson
Jos. Hall Pearce R. N. Wright
Brome Sheredine

For the Affirmative

M^r Calder M^r Rumsey M^r Gordon
Colvill Dulany Henry

A Bill entituled An Act for the Relief of Samuel Deavor a lan-
guishing Prisoner in Ann Arundel County Goal, Michael Taylor
a languishing Prisoner in Prince Georges County Goal, William
Burros a languishing Prisoner in Kent County Goal and James
Carter a languishing Prisoner in Cecil County Goal

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