478 Assembly Proceedings, May 16-July 11, 1747.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34

bacco to be Exported for Purchasing Armes and Ammunition and
for an immediate Supply of Arms for the Defence of this Province
Thus Endorsed.
By the Lower house of Assembly 25 June 1747
Read the first time and ordered to Lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl LoH.
By the Lower house of Assembly 27 June 1747
Read the second Time and will Pass.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Read the first Time in this House and Ordered to Lye on the
Table.

p. 182

Six Engrossed Bills from the Lower house by Mess^rs Barnes &
Paca Viz. An Act continuing an Act Entituled an Act to prevent
Cutting up Tobacco Plants destroying of Tobacco and Tobacco
Houses and for ascertaining the Punishment of Criminals Guilty
of the said Offences an Act continuing an Act Entituled an Act for
Punishing- of horse Stealers and other Offenders an Act Continuing
an Act Entituled an Act to prevent the Injuring of Harbours within
this Province and for Repealing the Act therein mentioned, an Act
Continuing an Act of Assembly of this Province Entituled an Act
for the more Effectual Punishment of Certain Offenders and for
taking from them the Benefit of Clergy; an Act Continuing an Act
Entituled a supplementary Act to an Act Entituled an Act Laying
an Imposition on Negroes and several Sorts of Liquors imported
and also on Irish Servants to prevent the importing too Great a
Number of Irish Papists into this Province; an Act Continuing an
Act of Assembly of this Province Entituled a Supplementary Act
to the Act Entituled an Act for the more Effectual Punishment of
Negroes and other Slaves and for taking away the Benefit of Clergy
from Certain Offenders; and to an Act Entituled an Act to prevent
the Tumultius meeting and other Irregularities of Negroes and
other Slaves and Directing the manner of Trying Slaves; Severally
thus Subscribed 27 June 1747
Read and Assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Ci Lo H.
Read and Assented to by this house and ordered to be so Sub-
scribed
Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act to prevent evils
& inconveniencies attending the Sale of Strong Liquors and Run-