8 Assembly Proceedings, July 7-29, 1740.

U. H. J.

Act for reviving an Act of Assembly Entituled An Act for relieving
the Inhabitants of this Province from some Aggrievances in the
Prosecution of Suits at Law and for reviving and continuing the
supplementary Act thereto, and the Other Entituled An Act for
reviving an Act of Assembly Entituled An Act for the Advancement
of Justice as also an Act of Assembly Entituled a supplementary
Act to the Act for the Advancem^t of Justice, severally thus Endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly 10 July 1740
Read the first time and ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
By the Lower House of Assembly 12 July 1740
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Adjourned till Monday Morning ten of the Clock

July 14

Monday Morning 14 July 1740
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present

Major General M: Til: Ward | Col James Hollyday

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r Col Charles Hammond
The honble Philip Lee Esq^r Col James Harris

George Plater Esq^r

Four Bills from the Lower House by Mess^rs Hooper and Weemes

p. 9

One Entituled An Act reviving the supplementary Act to the Act
laying an Imposition on Negroes and on several sorts of Liquors
imported and also on Irish Servants to prevent the importing too
great a Number of Irish Papists into this Province; One Entituled
An Act reviving an Act Entituled An Act to prevent the injuring
Harbours within this Province, and for repealing the Act therein
mentioned; One Entituled An Act for reviving an Act of Assembly
of this Province Entituled An Act ascertaining the Gauge and Tare
of Tobacco hogsheads and to prevent cutting croping and defacing
Tobacco taken on Board Ships or Vessels upon Freight, and the
Other Entituled An Act reviving an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled An Act for the speedy Recovery of small Debts
out of Court before a single Justice of the Peace severally thus
Endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly 10 July 1740
Read the first time and ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
By the Lower House of Assembly 14 July 1740
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon