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	Tuesday morning May 26, 1747 The House met according to adjournment &c. Mr Philip Hammond and Capt Addison appeared in the House The Bill entituled An Act for encouraging the making Hemp and fflax within this province &c. was Read the second time; and the Question was put whether the said Bill shall pass, or not ? Carried in the negative.	L. H. J. Liber No. 46 May 26
	for the negative Mr Key Mr King Mr Scarborough Barnes Dashiel Paca Mills Thomas John Hall Bond Henry Addison J. Gresham Lloyd Gordon R. Gresham I. Goldsborough Dulany Harris Lecompte Tilghman Henry Hall George Hopper Brome Hyland Robins Mackall Bayard Purnell Harrison Sheredine
	For the affirmative Mr Wilson Mr Goldsborough Mr Buchanan Carroll Hooper Wootton P. Hammond Ennalls Stoddert Worthington Sulivane T. Hammond Smith Pearce It being moved, that the officers fee Bill, and the Bill for Regula- tion of Tobacco, Ordered to be prepared and brought in by the Com- mittee of Laws, be joined in one Bill; the previous Question being- determined, the Question was put whether the Officers fees and the Regulation of Tobacco shall be both in one Bill or not ? Resolved in the affirmative.
	For the affirmative Mr Key Mr Harrison Mr Bayard Barnes King Sheredine Bond Dashiel John Hall Mills Thomas Addison I. Gresham Lloyd Gordon R. Gresham Hooper Dulany Harris Ennals Tilghman Mackall George Hopper