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Ordered, That Col. Sprigg, with fourteen more, do present the
Address.
The House adjourns until Tomorrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
May 16

Friday Morning, May 17, 1751.

The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as yesterday. The Proceedings of yesterday
were read.
The following Message; viz.
By the Lower House of Assembly, May 17, 1751.
May it please your Honours,
This House hath appointed Col. Colvill, Major Barnes, Col. John
Henry, Capt. Bond, and Mr. Baxter, a Committee from this House,
to inspect the Accounts and Proceedings of the Commissioners for
emitting Bills of Credit, established by Act of Assembly; and desire
your Honours to appoint one or more of the Members of your
House, to join in the said Committee.
Signed per Order, M. Macnemara, Cl. Lo. Ho.
Was sent to the Upper House by Major Barnes and Mr. Baxter.
On motion that a Bill may be brought in, to direct and prescribe
the Form of an Oath to be taken by the several Officers of this
Province, before they take upon themselves to act in any Office;
Leave is given: Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare
and bring in a Bill accordingly.
On motion that a Bill be brought in, to make the Testimony of
imported convicted Persons legal, against such Convicts; Leave is

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given: Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare and bring
in a Bill accordingly.
On motion that a Bill be brought in, to prevent more effectually the
Sale and Exportation of Trash Tobacco; Leave is given: Ordered,
That the Committee of Laws do prepare and bring in a Bill accord-
ingly.
On motion that a Bill be brought in, to impower the several Clerks
of the County Courts of this Province to issue Writs of Replevin;
Leave is given.
On motion that a Supplementary and Explanatory Bill be brought
in, to the Act entituled, An Act for the Ease of the Inhabitants, in
examining Evidences relating to the Bounds of Lands, and in the
Manner of obtaining Injunctions; Leave is given: Ordered, That
the Committee of Laws do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.
On motion that a Bill be brought in, to prevent the destroying of
small Fish in Water Pots; Leave is given: Ordered, That the Com-
mittee of Laws do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.

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