Petition from Forty-Eight Freeholders

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Monday, November 27, 1775.

The House met.

The Bill entitled "A supplementary Act to the Act entitled ‘An Act for striking One Hundred Thousand Pounds in Bills of Credit, and directing the mode for sinking the same,’" was read the second time, amended in the House, agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed.

The Bill entitled "An Act to authorize the Board of Justices and Freeholders of the several Counties in the Colony of New-Jersey to defray the expense of taking Lists of the Inhabitants," was read the second time, amended in the House, and, upon the question, agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed.

A Petition was presented to the House, from forty-eight Freeholders of the County of Burlington, praying the House to enter into such resolves as may discourage an Independency on Great Britain, and that they will support the civil Government, as heretofore; which was read, and ordered a second reading.

Ordered, That the Sergeant-at-Arms do summon the signers of a Petition from the City of Burlington, presented to the House on Saturday last, to attend the House at four o' clock, this afternoon.

Mr˙ Tucker, from the Committee appointed to that service, brought in a Bill entitled "An Act for the support of Government of His Majesty' s Colony of New-Jersey, to commence the first day of October, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, and to end the first day of October, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six; and to discharge the publick debts, and contingent charges there of;" which was read, and ordered a second reading.

The House adjourned till three, P˙ M.

The House met.

The engrossed Bill entitled "An Act to authorize the Board of Justices and Freeholders of the several Counties in the Colony of New-Jersey to defray the expense of taking Lists of the Inhabitants," was read and compared.

On the question, Resolved, That the same do pass:

Yeas. Mr˙ Lawrence,
Mr˙ Winds,
Mr˙ Holme,
Fisher,
Hewlings,
Elmer,
Roy,
Paxson,
Tucker,
Domarest,
Hinchman,
Mehelm,
Ford,
Gibbon,
Barton.

Nays.
Mr˙ Combs,
Mr˙ Dey,
Mr˙ Hand,
Taylor,
Sykes,
Eldridge,
Garritse,
Kinsey,
Shepperd.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Hewlings do carry the said Bill to the Council, for concurrence.

Mr˙ Hewlings reported, that Mr˙ Gibbon and himself delivered the Bill, with them intrusted, to Mr˙ Hopkinson, one of the gentlemen of the Council, the Council not then sitting.

According to order, the Petitioners from the City of Burlington attended, and being called in, and heard, Ordered, That the consideration thereof be deferred till to-morrow morning.

The House adjourned till nine o' clock, to-morrow morning.