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The Lower House. 321
the Act for Towns does exempt Tradesmen living in Towns L- h. J.
from paying the forty p Poll? Carryed by Majority of Votes
that the Act for I'owns does not exempt Tradesmen from paying
the forty -p Poll to the Minister.
Moved by a Member that the Law does not allow Councillors
any Salary during their [attendance?] in the High Court
Chancery, high Court of Appeals or in Council except in Times
of Assembly and that they ought not to be paid
Resolved it be referred till the next Session of Assembly
Ordered M' Philips and M' Paca two Members for Baltimore
County have Leave to go Home their Mother being dead.
Ingrossed Bill settling the Rate of foreign Silver Coins, p- =02
Ingrossed Bill confirming Title of Land to John Hyde and
the Heir at Law of John Gandy.
Ingrossed Bill impowering Trustees to sell Lands for Redemption
of a Mortgage for the Benefit of Christian Sterling
a Minor
Ingrossed Bill for Naturalization of Benjamin Duffour, Justus
Englehard Kitchin and James Roberts
Ingrossed Bill impowering Trustees to sell Land for the use
of Joseph & Benjamin Harris
Read and agreed to by the House and ordered to be severally
indorsed as followeth
By the Housp of Delegates December 15'*" 1708.
Read and as^^-iited to by the House of Delegates
Signed -p Order Rich^ Dallam CI. Ho. Del.
All which Bills were sent up to his Excellency and Council
by M' Wright & M' Covington
They return and say they delivered the same. M' Skinner
from the Committee of Laws enters the House and delivers
M' Speaker the ingrossed Bills following
Bill confirming the Charter of the City of Annapolis
Bill reviving the Act for laying on Imposition of 3^* p
Gallon on Wine, Brandy, Spirits Sic^" and 20/. p Head on
Negroes and Irish Servants
All which Bills were severally read and ordered to be
severally indorsed
By the House of Delegates December is'*" 1708
Read and assented to by the House of Delegates.
Signed p Ord' Rich'^ Dallam CI. Ho. Del.
Sent to the Council by INP Hemsley and M"^ Mackall. They
return and say they delivered the same.