The Upper House. 365

By the Lower house of Assembly 31 May 1750

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
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 a supplementary Act to
the Act Entituled an Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco, for
preventing frauds in his Majestys Customs, and for the Limitation
of Officers fees, and will pass with the following Amendments,
Page I^st Line 15^th Instead of the words to the Use of the Publick
School of the County where the Offence shall be Committed, put
to the Lord Proprietary for the Support of Government, Page 2^d
Line 4^th instead of the words to the use of the Publick school of
the County where such Inspection house shall be, put, to the Lord
Proprietary for the support of Government, In the same Page Line
5^th leave out the Proviso begining at the word And to the word In-
spector, in the 8^th Line and insert the following Provided neverthe-
less that notwithstanding One Inspector shall only Act as aforesaid
yet that Both the Inspectors and their Bonds shall be Lyable in the
same manner as if Both the Inspectors, had Acted, In the same
Page Line 17^th after the word, officiated, to the word Offence, in
the 8^th Line of the 3^d Page, to be left out, In the 5^th Page Line 4^th
after the word, same, to the word notwithstanding in 3^d Line of the
6^th Page to be left out, In the 6^th Page Line 6^th between, notwith-
standing and, and Insert the following words, and which said Inspec-
tor or Inspectors, so to be Chosen and accepting the Office shall not
resign his said Office or Refuse to Act therein untill the first day of
September Yearly.

U. H. J.

Liber No. 34
May 31

In the 7[^th] Page Line 6^th Leave out the words Many or any Com-
modity whatsoever on Commission or otherwise or to buy or Pur-
chase any and Leave out the words in the next Line, with any Goods
Merchandize or money, from the word Office, in the 8^th Line to the
word under in the 11th Line to be Left out, in the 13^th Line after the
word County, leave out to the End of the Page and insert the fol-
lowing words, in the due Execution of the first recited Act, In the
9th Page Line 16^th Leave out the words where such Offence shall be
committed, and put the following in the due Execution of the first
recited Act In the 10th Page Line I^st from the words, and whereas
to the words, as afores^d in the 22 Line to be Ommitted, In the 12^th
Page Line 8^th Instead of the Word, Ten put Twenty and the words,
to the County school where such Prosecution shall be commenced

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