The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

263Session Beginning January 15, 1759and Ending February 16, 1759Monday the 15th Day of January 1759.Mr. Speaker adjourned the Meeting of the House ’till to Morrow Afternoonfive of the Clock.Tuesday the 16th Day of January 1759. P.M.Mr. Speaker adjourned the Meeting of the House ’till to Morrow MorningTen of the Clock.Wednesday the 17th Day of January 1759.The Journal of the Proceedings of the 14th of December last was read.Mr. Lamboll presented to the House (according to Order) “A Bill forpreventing as much as may be the spreading of malignant and contagiousDistempers in this Province and for repealing the former Acts and Paragraphsof Acts heretofore made for that purpose.”And the same was received and read the first time.Resolved that the Bill be read a Second time.Resolved that this House will this Day Seven-night, ten of the Clock inthe Morning read the said Bill a Second time.Mr. Lamboll presented to the House (according to order) “a Bill to reviveand continue several Acts and Clauses of Acts of the General Assemblyof this Province and for amending some of the said Acts in the mannertherein mentioned.”And the Same was received and read the first Time.Resolved that the Bill be read a Second time.Resolved that this House will give the said Bill a Second Reading onTuesday Morning next Ten of the Clock.A Memorial of James Crokatt Esquire, late Agent for solliciting the Affairsof this Province in Great Britain, was presented to the House by WilliamWoodrop, his Attorney, and read, Setting forth,That the said James Crokatt, in Virtue of an Authority derived from the