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	to prevent the injuring Harbours within this province &c. The Bill entituled An Act, continuing An Act entituled, An Act to prevent cutting up Tobacco Plants, destroying of Tobacco and Tobacco Houses &c. And the Bill entituled An Act, continuing An Act, en- tituled, A Supplementary Act, to an Act, entituled An Act, laying an Imposition on Negroes, and several Sorts of Liquors &c. Sever- ally Indorsed By the Upper House of Assembly, June 26, 1747, Read the Second Time and will pass. Signed per Order. Ross Cl. Up. Ho. Which Bills were Severally Read here, and passed for Ingrossing. The House Adjourns until To Morrow Morning 9 of the Clock.	L. H. J. Liber No. 34
	Saturday Morning, June 27, 1747. The House met according to Adjournment &c. Capt. Hooper, Mr Lecompte, and Mr Sulivane, have Leave of the House to go Home. On Reading a Second time the Bill, entituled An Act for Rais- ing pence sterling per Hogshead on all Tobacco to be expected, for purchasing Arms and Ammunition, and for an immediate supply of Arms for the Defence of this province: The Question was put, Whether Three pence Sterling, or ffour pence Sterling per Hogs- head, should be raised Resolved, That three pence Sterling per Hogshead be raised. For Three pence Mr Key Mr King Mr Sheredine Barnes Dashiel John Hall Bond Handy Addison Mills R. I. Henry Gordon I. Gresham Thomas Dulany R. Gresham George Henry Harris Hyland Scarborough Smallwood Bayard For ffour Pence Mr Wilson Mr Smith Mr Wootton Henry Hall Harrison Stoddert Carroll N. Goldsborough Tilghman P. Hamond Buchanan Hopper Worth ington Paca Whether the Duty mentioned in the Bill should be paid to the Treasurers of the province, or to Col. Edward Sprigg?	June 27