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All which is submitted to the Consideration of the Honourable
House
Signed p.^r Order Jn.^o Johnson Cl. Commee

The Petition of the Inhabitants of Ann Arundel and Frederick
Counties, praying that the Time for closing the Inspection may be
lengthned, was read a second Time and granted.
The Petition of the Inspectors at Rock Creek Ware-House was
read a second Time
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee appointed to
bring in the Bill for amending the Staple of Tobacco &.^ta that a
Clause be inserted for lengthning the Time of closing the Inspection
to the 20:^th Day of August — And also that it be an Instruction to
the said Committee to insert a Clause that Lawyers ff ees be paid in
the same Manner as Officers ffees

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Oct. 12

On Motion, the Question was put, That thirty Pounds of Tobacco
per Tax may be paid to the Clergy, if actually paid in Tobacco, on
or before the tenth Day of June Yearly, at the Election of the
Payer; but if not paid in Tobacco that they shall be paid at thirty
two Pounds of Tobacco per Tax in the species of Gold and Silver,
at the Rates and Regulations made by the Act entitled an Act for
amending the Staple of Tobacco &.^ta?
Resolved in the Negative

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For the Negative

Key

Courts

Allen

Buchanan

J. Hall

Luckett

Worthington

W. Paca

Wootton

Mackall

Beall

Heugh

Parran

Tyler

N. Thomas

Smallwood

J. Paca

Gilpin

Ware

Matthews

Veazey

Harrison

Deye

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For the Affirmative

Ringgold

Gantt

Tilghman

Gresham

Gale

Steele

Chase

Contee

Ward

Griffith

Goldsborough

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