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Time within six Months after he arrives to the Age of twenty One
Years or at the next General Assembly after that Time why the
said Bond so as aforesaid passed and executed by the said John
Brooke the Obligor to the said Thomas Hodgkin ought not to
have been specifically performed; and upon such Cause shewn to
the Satisfaction of the said General Assembly that then the said
Act shall be totally repealed and made void
Leave given to the Petitioners to bring in a Bill agreeable thereto
On Motion, Leave given to bring in a Bill to impose a further
Duty on Negroes inported into this Province and for the better
Support of County Schools
Ordered, That M.^r Ringgold, M.^r Chase, M.^r Allen, M.^r W.
Paca & M.^r Tilghman do prepare and bring in the same
On Motion, Leave given to bring in a Bill for issuing Writs of
Replevin out of the County Courts of this Province
Ordered, That M.^r Chase, M.^r Dickinson, M.^r Tilghman, M.^r
Ringgold, M.^r W. Paca and M.^r John Hall do prepare and bring
in the same
On Motion, Leave given to bring in a Bill for raising Pence
Sterling on every Hogshead of Tobacco exported out of this Prov-
ince for the Support of an Agent at London for the Service of this
Province
Ordered, M:^r Tilghman, M.^r Ringgold, M.^r Chase and M.^r John
Hall do prepare and bring in the same
The Bill entitled an Act for Tryal of all Matters of Fact in the
several Counties where they have arisen or shall arise read a second
Time; and the Question was put That the said Bill do pass ? Resolved
in the Affirmative

L. H. J.
Liber No. 5
Oct. 17

For the Affirmative

Ringgold

Goldsborough

Veazy

Gresham

Tilghman

Wright

Smallwood

N. Thomas

Allen

Ware

Dickinson

Selby

Harrison

Sulivane

Purnell

Courts

Ward

Dashiell

Gale

Gilpin

20

For the Negative

Eden

Gantt

J. Paca

Key

Grahame

Matthews

Chase

Steele

Deye

Worthington

J. Hall

Luckett

Griffith

W. Paca

Wootton

Mackall

Tyler

19

Parran

Contee