164 Assembly Proceedings, November 1-December 20, 1765.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Nov. 19

Your Committee find the said Philip Covington dyed Seized of
the Tract of Land called Covington's Conclusion Of the Tract of
Land called Covingtons Adventure and of part of the Tract of
Land called Sweetwood mentioned in the petition but of what Estate
in them or any of them does not appear to us — And we find that the
Residue of the Sum of £184.2.11 paid by the said Admix over and
above the said Sum of £161.1.4 applied as above Stated was applied
to the Payment of Debts not mentioned in this Report And to the
Expences of Administration
All which is humbly submitted to the Consideration of this Hon.^ble
House
Signed p Order Turbut Wright Clk

On Reading the second Time the Bill Entituled an Act to prevent
the Mischiefs arising from the Multiplicity of Useless Dogs and for
other purposes therein mentioned
The Question was put whether any Housekeeper shall keep more
than one Dog without being taxed or not ?
Resolved in the Negative

For more than One Dog

Key

J. Adams

Jacob

Lloyd

Edmunson

Tyler

Buchanan

J. Goldsborough

Harris

Hammond

H. Hollyday

Selby

Smallwood

R. Goldsborough

Chapline

Wilson

Cockey Deye

Smith

W. Adams

Hyland

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For one Dog

Plater

Grahame

Ward

Wolstenholme

Hanson

Bealle

Sothoron

Dent

Chase

Ringgold

Ware

Tilghman

Worthington

Winder

J. Hollyday

H. Hall

Lee

Wright

Johnson

J. Hall

Cresap

Mackall

Earle

F. Gantt

E. Gantt

Baker

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p. 283

The House adjourns 'till the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock

Nov. 20

Wednesday 20.^th Nov.^r 1765
The House met
All appeared as yesterday except M^r Lee