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The aforesaid Petitions were here severally Read and Leave given
to the aforesaid Petitioners to bring in Bills according to Prayer
The House Adjourns until 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
On Motion Leave given to bring in a Bill for the Support of
Government
Samuel Chamberlain Esq^r from the Upper House delivers
M^r Speaker the Bill entituled An Act for the Advancement of Jus-
tice Indorsed (See page 275)
Which Bill was here Read, the Amendments agreed to, and passed
for Ingrossing.
M^r Benjamin Tasker a Member elected to serve for the City of
Annapolis appeared in the House Captain Gordon and M^r Worth-
ington ordered to go to the Upper House and see him qualified, they
return and acquaint M^r Speaker they saw him qualified by taking
the several Oaths to the Government required by Law, signing the
Oath of Abjuration and repeating and signing the Test
The Gentleman took his Place in the House
On Reading the second time the Bill entituled An Act to prevent
the Exportation of Indian Corn and Wheat for the time therein
Limited, the Question was put, whether the said Bill shall pass or
not? Resolved in the Affirmative

L. H. J.

For the Affirmative

M^r Waughop M^r Stoughton M^r Lecompte
Swann Gale Caswell
Griffith Martin Scott
Chesley N. Goldsborough Magruder
Carroll T. Hammond Wootton
P. Hammond Lloyd Sprigg
Worthington Thomas Tasker
Weems J. Goldsborough T. Wilkinson
Brome Ennalls
King Hindman

For the Negative

M^r R. Gresham M^r J. Hall M^r Pearce
Wilson Smallwood Hyland
Calder W. Wilkinson Paca
J Gresham Yeates Gordon
Henry Hall George Pemberton
Smith Colvill Wright

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