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Effect, but has been the Cause of concealing many Felonies and
Disorders of such convicted Servants: To avoid which great Evil
for the future, and for the better Discovery of Felonies and other
Disorders against the peace and good Government of this Province,
Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That such parts of the
said Act entituled, An Act directing the payment of Fees arising
due on the prosecution of white Servants, which shall hereafter be
imported into this province as relate to the payment of Fees arising
due upon any persecution of the Lord Proprietary against any Ser-
vants imported into this province after the making of the said Act,
by the Masters or owners of such Servants, be and is hereby re-
pealed, Annuled and made void. Resolved in the Negative.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
June I

For the Affirmative

M^r Key

M^r P. Hammond

M^r Paca

Barnes

Worthington

Gordon

R. Gresham

Thomas

Dulany

Mills

George

Tilghman

Harris

Bayard

Hopper

H. Hall

Sheredine

Carroll

Buchanan

For the Negative

M^r Bond

M^r Dashiel

M^r Pearce

Smith

Handy

Wootton

Brome

R. J. Henry

Stoddert

Mackall

N. Goldsborough

Addison

Smallwood

Lloyd

T. Hammond

Harrison

Hooper

Robin

Wilkinson

Lecompte

J. Henry

Middleton

Sulivane

Scarborough

King

Hyland

Purnell

The Question was put, Whether the said Bill shall pass or not,
resolved in the Negative. The House adjourns until To-morrow
Morning 9 of the Clock

Thursday Morning June 2. 1748.

The House met according to Adjournment. M^r Wilkinson hath
Leave of the House to go home Col. Hall and M^r John Golds-
borough appeared in the House.
On motion that a Bill be brought in, to make an Application of
the one pound of Tobacco per poll, levied and assessed by the Gov-
ernor and Council in the Year 1744; Leave is given: ordered, That
the Committee of Laws prepare and bring in a Bill Accordingly.

June 2