The Lower House. 95

Which was read and ordered to lie on the Table
On Motion the Question was put that a Bill be brought in to
continue an Act, entituled an Act repealing Part of an Act laying an
Imposition on Negroes and several Sorts of Liquors imported and
also on Irish Servants to prevent the importing too great a Number
of Irish Papists into this Province, and to lay a Duty on Rum Spirits
Wines and Brandy imported into this Province from Pennsylvania,
or the three Lower Counties on Delaware called Newcastle, Kent
and Sussex, resolved in the Negative

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
March 25

For the Negative,

Hynson

Sullivan

Wright

Ringgold

Gray

Hollyday

Rich.^d Lloyd

Dye

Harris

Hayward

Paca

Selby

Waters

Dorsey

Allen

J. Adams

Ward

Chaillee

Edmondson

Earle

Chaplin

J. Tilghman

Baker

Magruder

J. Goldsborough

Waring

Beatty

Thomas

Rob.^t Lloyd

C. Goldsborough

E. Tilghman

[31]

For the Affirmative,

Sothoron

Gant

Hanson

J. Hall

B. Mackall

Dent

Plater

Graham

Beall

Worthington

J. Mackall

Jacobs

H. Hall

Stoddert

Murdock

Johnson

Smallwood

Stuart

[18]

Ordered that M.^r J. Goldsborough, M.^r Hayward, M.^r Beall, M.^r
Johnson and M.^r C. Goldsborough to be a Committee to prepare and
bring in Bills to continue the several Acts that will expire at the End
of this Session
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock
Post-Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment.
The House adjourns till the Morrow Morning 9 of the Clock.

Friday, March 26, 1762.

The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday. The Proceedings were Read.
The House appoints John Rogers a Clerk, to attend the several
Committees that may be appointed this Session.

p. 26
March 26