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L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 1
p. 140
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Which Bill was read here and past for ingrossing
And, the Bill, entitled, An Act for the Relief of Nehemiah Tilgh-
man, and Solomon Townsend, and to confirm the Contract made
between the said Nehemiah Tilghman and a certain Major Town-
send thus indorsed "By the Upper House of Assembly October 31:st
1770 Read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."
And thus "By the Upper House of Assembly November 1:st 1770
Read the second Time and will pass, with the following Amendment,
viz.t After the word "same" in the last Line of the last Page, add
as follows "Saving to the Heir of the said Major Townsend a
Liberty of shewing Cause, if any he hath or can shew, to the Chan-
cellor of this Province for the Time being, at any Time within six
Months after he shall arrive at the Age of twenty one Years why
the said Contract and Obligation by the aforesaid Major Townsend
entered into with the said Stephen Revell ought not to have been
specifically performed and upon such Cause shewn to the Satis-
faction of the said Chancellor that then this Act be void: Any Clause
Matter or Thing to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."
Which was read here with the Amendment and past for ingrossing
Daniel Dulany Esq from the Upper House delivers to M.r Speaker
a Bill entitled An Act for more effectually preventing the buying
and selling of Offices and to prevent Simoniacal Contracts thus
indorsed "By the Upper House of Assembly October 30:th 1770
Read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."
"By the Upper House of Assembly 1:st November 1770 Read the
second Time and will pass with the Amendments annexed ——
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."
In the third Page, and in the fourteenth Line after the Word
"general" insert "Judge or" and leave out the words that follow
after the word "Office" in the said Line, to the word "committed"
in the fifteenth Line, inclusive. After the word "ffee" in the third
Page in the Oath prescribed insert the following words Viz.t "And
according to the Reservation of Part of the Profits as expressed in
my Appointment or Commission" And after the word "recover'd"
in the sixth Line of the fourth Page leave out what follows to the
word "Public" inclusive, and insert the following Words "by the
Person who shall sue for the same by Bill Plaint or Information"
and after the word "Office" in the Eighteenth Line of the said Page,
insert the following Proviso, to wit "Provided always and be it en-
acted by the Authority aforesaid That this Act or any Thing therein
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