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the Rates of Carriage, and Quartering Soldiers, in Public Houses,
within this Province, for his Majesty's Service; which was read
and assented to, and sent to the Upper House, with the Paper Bill,
by Mr. Murdock and Mr. Hawkins.
The House adjourns till the morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
March 21

Saturday Morning 22nd March 1755.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Major Hall, from the Committee of Laws, brings in, and delivers
to Mr. Speaker, an ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act to prevent the
People of this Province from supplying the French or their Indian
Allies, with Ammunition, Warlike Stores, or Provisions of any
Kind; which was read and assented to, and sent to the Upper House,
with the Paper Bill, by Capt. Williamson and Mr. Govane.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker, the Bill entituled, An additional Supplementary Act to the
Act entituled, An Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco, for
preventing Frauds in his Majesty's Customs, and for the Limitation
of Officers Fees; Indorsed, " By the Upper House of Assembly, 8
March 1755. Read the first Time and ordered to Lie on the Table,
signed p Order Ross Cc: Up: Ho. March 22, 1755, Read the

March 22

second Time and will pass, with the following Amendments; leave
out the Title, and insert the following One, An Act for the Relief
of Inspectors and Owners of Tobacco, and Others, who have suf-
fered, by Means of extraordinary Rains and high Tides, and other
Defects in the Inspection Law; and leave out all the last Page
Signed p Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."

Which Bill was Read here, and with the Amendments proposed,
passed for Ingrossing.

The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock.

Post-Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment, &c.

Philip Hammond, Esq; from the Committee of Laws, brings in,
and delivers to Mr. Speaker, an ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act
for the Relief of Inspectors and owners of Tobacco, and Others,
who have suffered, by Means of extraordinary Rains and high
Tides, and other Defects in the Inspection Law; which was read and
assented to, and sent to the Upper House, with the Paper Bill, by
Mr. Govane and Mr. Hynson.

The House adjourns till Monday Morning at 9 of the Clock.

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