The Lower House. 561

The Bill entituled, An Act for Issuing Writs of Replevin, out of
the County Courts of this Province, was Read the second time, and
Passed, and sent to the Upper House by William Stoughton and
Capt. Wilson.
Ordered, That Col. King, Col. Colvill, Col Gale, Major Hall,
Major Sheredine, and Major Trippe, inspect the Acts of Assembly
of this Province, relating to the Militia thereof; and also what Acts
of Assembly Subsisted during the Reign of her Late Majesty Queen
Anne, and consider what may be further necessary to be added to
the Laws now in force, to make them effectual to the purposes in-
tended, and make Report thereof to this House.
George Plater Esq^r from the Upper House, delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill entituled An Act for laying out the Town a-new, commonly
called Upper Marlborough Town, in Prince Georges County.

L. H. J.

Which Bill was Read, and with the amendment proposed, passed
for Ingrossing
M^r George brings in an Ingrossed Address to the Governor.
On Reading thereof the Question was put, Whether the Sum to
be mentioned in the Address, to be laid on Every Hogshead of
Tobacco, exported out of the Province, shall be Two Shillings and
Six pence Sterling, or Two shillings and Three pence ?
Resolved, That the Sum be Two Shillings and Six pence

ffor the Sum of Two Shillings and six Pence

M^r R. Gresham Major Trippe M^r Pemberton
M^r G. Wilson Capt. Ennalls Capt. Wright
M^r J. Gresham Capt. Hindman M^r T. Wilkinson
Capt. Harrison M^r Lecompte M^r T. Hammond
M^r Courts M^r George Capt. Purnell
Col. King Col. Colvill Capt. Robins
M^r Stoughton M^r Pearce Col. Henry
Col Gale Capt. Hyland Capt. Selby
Capt. D. Wilson Capt. Gordon
M^r J. Goldsborough Col. Tasker

for the Sum of Two Shillings and Three Pence

M^r Waughop M^r Weems M^r Sheredine
M^r Swann M^r J. Hall M^r Paca
Capt. Chesley M^r Brome M^r Magruder
D^r Carroll M^r Smallwood M^r Wootton
Major Hall M^r W. Wilkinson M^r O. Sprigg
M^r Worthington M^r N. Goldsborough
M^r Smith M^r Thomas

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