Votes and
Proceedings
of the Lower
House,
printed by
A. C. Green
Dec. 14

132 Assembly Proceedings, November 16-December 22, 1773.

pointing the said House, as one of the public Warehouses for storing
Tobacco at Rock Creek, thus indorsed: "By the Upper House of
Assembly, December 14, 1773 : Read and referred to the Considera-
tion of the Lower House of Assembly.
Signed by Order, U. SCOTT, Cl. Up. Ho."

Which was read the First Time and ordered to lie on the Table.
George Stewart, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker the Bill, entitled, An Act for the Relief of the Poor in Anne-
Arundel County, thus indorsed, "By the Upper House of Assembly,
December 14, 1773 : Read the First and Second Time by an especial
Order and will pass.
Signed by Order, U. SCOTT, Cl. Up. Ho."

Which was read here and passed for ingrossing.
On Motion, the Question was put that the following be entered
as the Resolve of this House, viz. RESOLVED, That this House will
make Provision for the Support of the Clergy of the Church of
England in this Province, and that a Tax of Thirty-two Pounds
of Tobacco per Poll be assessed and levied on each Taxable within
this Province payable in Tobacco at Thirty, or if in Money at Four
Shillings Common Currency, at the Option of the Persons chargeable
therewith? Resolved in the Affirmative.

For

the AFFIRMATIVE.

Bond,

Ware,

Hyland,

Key,

Hawkins,

Ward,

Barnes,

Johnson,

Beall,

Ringgold,

Chase,

Sim,

Maxwell,

Chamberlaine,

Contee,

Sudler,

Thomas,

Earle,

Lyles,

Richardson,

So. Wright,

Parran,

White,

T. Wright,

Smallwood,

Veazy,

Paca.

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p. 70

For

the NEGATIVE.

Ridgely,

J. Hall,

Griffith,

Deye,

Tyler,

Funk.

A. Hall,

Hammond,

Tolly,

Beatty,

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