566 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 4, 1744.

L. H. J

The Dill entituled, An Act for Limitation of the Time of Ship-
ping Tobacco, was Referred for a further Reading on the last Day
of June next.
On Reading a Second time, the Bill entituled, An Act for Raising
a Duty of Three half pence Sterling per Hogshead on all Tobacco
exported out of this Province for the use of the Governor, The
Question was put, whether the said Bill shall pass, or not? Carried
in the negative,
ffor the Negative

M^r Waughop M^r J. Hall M^r Thomas

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M^r G. Wilson M^r Brome M^r J. Goldsborough
M^r J. Gresham M^r Smallwood Major Sheredine
D^r Carroll Capt. Harrison M^r R. Gresham
Major Hall M^r W. Wilkinson M^r Paca
M^r Worthington Capt. Chesley M^r Wootton
M^r Smith M^r Courts M^r Sprigg
M^r Swann M^r N. Goldsborough M^r Pemberton
M^r Weems M^r Lloyd M^r T. Wilkinson

ffor the Affirmative

Col King Cap^t Hindman M^r T. Hammond
M^r Stoughton M^r Lecompte Capt. Purnell
Col. Gale M^r George Capt. Robins
Capt. D. Wilson Col. Colvill Col. Henry
Major Trippe Col. Tasker Capt. Selby
Capt. Ennalls Capt. Wright

Which Bill was Indorsed, Read the second time and will not pass.
Col. Lloyd from the Upper House, delivers M^r Speaker the Peti-
tion of Robert ffloyd, a Languishing Prisoner in Queen Anne's
County; which was here Read and Granted, and ordered to be in-
certed in the Bill for relief of Languishing Prisoners.
Daniel Dulany Esq^r from the Upper House, delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill entituled, An Act empowering Mary Stokes, Widow, &c.
And the Bill entituled, An Act empowering the Vestrymen &c. of
King George Parish, in Prince George's County &c. to purchase
Three Acres of Land &c Severally Indorsed, (See page 480)
Which Bills were here Read, and Passed for Ingrossing.
On Reading the Governors Message of Yesterday, the Question
was put, Whether a Bill shall be brought in to Continue that Part
of the Act, entitled, An Act for Raising and Issuing Money for
maintaining his Majesty's fforces to be raised in this Province, and
for transporting them to the place of Rendezvous in the West Indies,
which relates to ordinary Licences, for raising the sum of 900^ls
towards Building an House for the Residence of the Governor, for
the Time being, or not ? Resolved in the Affirmative