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the Staple of Tobacco for preventing Frauds in His Majestys Cus-
toms and for the Limitation of Officers Fees liable to no Objection
but joining in Sentiment with your Honours of the great Utility
of that Bill and that the Welfare and Prosperity of the Province
depend much on the Success thereof have agreed to a Conference
thereupon and in Order thereto have appointed M.^r Grahame, M.^r
Tilghman, M.^r Johnson, M.^r Hall, M.^r Chase M.^r Hammond, and
M.^r Dennis as Conferees from this House to join any Members
your House shall appoint for that Purpose.
Signed by Order John Duckett Cl. Lo. ho.

Mess.^rs Smallwood and Harrison bring up a Bill entitled An Act
to remedy divers Defects in the Records of Charles County. Read
the first and Second Time in the Lower House and will pass.
Adjourned until three of the Clock in the Afternoon

U. H. I.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 31

Eodem Die post Meridiem
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
The House resumed the Consideration of the Petitions for and
against the opening of a Publick Road from Rock Run to Foys Land-
ing on Susquehanna!! River, and after Examining sundry Evidences
and hearing Council in Support of the said Petitions Postponed the
further Consideration thereof until to Morrow Morning.
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock

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Friday Morning 1.^st November 1771.

The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday except Col.° Hammond.
John Ridout Esq appeared in the House.

His Excellency was pleased to Communicate to this House the
following Message

Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly

Understanding that a Conference is to take place between the two
Houses on the depending Inspection Bill, and recollecting what
passed at the last Session in respect of the Clergys Dues I think
myself Obliged to inform you that if a similar Regulation to what
was then proposed should be Established, many Ministers who now
have but a Scanty Provision would be reduced to a State of much
Indigence and Distress, and that it will not be in my power to Assent
to such a Regulation. I do not know whether this Intimation may
be consistent with the usual manner of Proceeding or not but I hope

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