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left out. A Bill Entituled an Act setting the Sterling Value of
Foreign Gold and Silver Coin within this Province and will pass,
A Bill Entituled An Act to preserve the honour and Independency
of the House of Delegates, and will not Pass, A Bill Entituled An
Act to prevent the Clandestine Importation of Rum & Spirits into
this Province and will not pass, sent to the Lower house with the
following Message by Col Hammond
By the Upper house of Assembly I^st June 1750
Gentlemen
We wish some Law could be made effectual for preventing Clan-
destine Importations of Rum from Pensilvania, but as we cannot
apprehend the Bill sent Up from your house would be Proper and
Answer that design We have returned it with a Negative, and hope
another more effectual Bill may be framed in another Session
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.
A Bill from the Lower House by Mess^rs Wilmer & Smith Enti-
tuled An Act to impower James Sterling Rector of S^t Pauls Parish
in Kent County to Convey two Tracts of Land the one called Hud-
dles Right the other called Rushmore lying in Kent County af^d thus
Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 30 May 1750
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 I^st June 1750
Read the second time & will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
June 1

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
A Message from the Lower house by Mess^rs Sprigg and Others
By the Lower house of Assembly 1 June 1750
May it please Your Honours
On considering the Amendments proposed by your Honours to
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 "
This house have agreed to the following Viz. That in Page the 2^d
Line the 17^th after the word Officiated, to the word, Offence, in the
8^th Line of the 3^d Page may be left out; in the 5^th Line Page the 4^th
after the word same, to the word, notwithstanding, in the 3^d Line

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