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to establish an Equality in the respective Incomes of the Ministers,
would, if admitted, impose an unequal [tax] on the People, and op-
pressive on such, as reside in some of the smaller Parishes, as well as
damp the emulous Exertions of Merit which the Hopes of Prefer-
ment are wont to animate.
Signed by Order, U. Scott, Cl. Up. Ho.

Which was read and ordered to lie on the Table.
Daniel Dulany Esq., from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r
Speaker, the Paper Bills, N.° 2, 3, severally indorsed, "By the Upper
House, June 26, 1773. The ingrossed Bill, whereof this is the Orig-
inal, read and assented to.
Signed by Order, U. Scott, Cl. Up. Ho."

The House adjourns till 3 O'Clock.

Post Meridiem
The House met.

On Progression in reading the Bill to ease the People of this
Province from trivial Suits in the County Courts, the Question was
put, that the Magistrate who writes and issues a Warrant be paid
for his Trouble? Resolved in the Affirmative.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
June 26

For the Affirmative

Bond,

Courts,

Holland,

Barnes,

J. Ennalls,

Purnell,

Worthington,

Ridgely,

Chaille,

Chase,

Deye,

Wootton,

J. Hall,

Gilpin,

Beatty,

Lyles,

Beall,

Griffith.

Parran,

Hammond,

Ware,

Waters,

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For the Negative

Key,

Richardson,

Wilson,

Ringgold,

W. Ennalls,

Chamberlaine,

Maxwell,

Tolly,

Thomas,

Johnson,

A Hall,

Brown,

Somervelle,

Ward,

So. Wright,

Hawkins,

Veazy,

Earle,

Smallwood,

Hyland,

Robins.

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