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<p n="275">Continued Thursday <rs type="date" id="BBBRMG20209_date4">26th April 1781</rs>
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<p n="276">163 <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n276-1">Frances Harris</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20209_n276-1" type="surname" value="Harris"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20209_n276-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
P Mr. <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20209_occ75">Aldn</rs>
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. Pugh on the Oath of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n276-3">William Payne</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20209_n276-3" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20209_n276-3" type="surname" value="Payne"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20209_n276-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
for being a Loose<lb></lb>
Idle Disorderly Person and a Common<lb></lb>
Prostitute</p>
<p n="277">165 <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n277-1">Saml. Jacobs</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20209_n277-1" type="surname" value="Jacobs"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20209_n277-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
166 <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n277-2">Michl. Jacobs</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20209_n277-2" type="surname" value="Jacobs"></interp>
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Pr. Mr. <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20209_occ76">Aldn</rs>
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. Pockham Upon his<lb></lb>
own View to be severally Loose Idle<lb></lb>
and Disorderly Persons and Suspected<lb></lb>
Rilferers</p>
<p n="278">The Minutes of the labt Court were Read and<lb></lb>
Confirmed</p>
<p n="279"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Redect a F<obscured></obscured>
to have a<lb></lb>
seemed in cading 1 of at any Electon<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Court in Comittee</note>
<lb></lb>
Upon Reading a Minute of the House Committee<lb></lb>
dated the 3d. day of April instant in the Words following<lb></lb>
A Doubt having been lately Entertained in St. Thomas's Hospl<lb></lb>
Whether The President having first given his Ballot in favor of<lb></lb>
One of the Candidates and the Number of Governors who had<lb></lb>
Balloted appearing to be Equal should have a Second or Casting<lb></lb>
Vote It is the Opinion of this Committee that to Avoid<lb></lb>
the like Doubt and Inconvenience in these Hospitals It should<lb></lb>
to Declared as the Fact really is That the Immemorial and<lb></lb>
Incurable Custom and Usage in this Hospital has been That<lb></lb>
the President Treasurer or other Person presiding in Courts of<lb></lb>
Committees in Case of an Equality of Votes or Ballots having a<lb></lb>
Second or Casting Vote or Ballet and this Committee do therefore<lb></lb>
Recommend it to the Court to make and Pronounce a Declaratory<lb></lb>
Rule or By Law for Establishing the aforesaid Custom or usage in all<lb></lb>
Elections Decisions and Determinations as well in the Courts as in<lb></lb>
the Committee to be held for these Hospitals respectively in future<lb></lb>
And a Motion being made and Seconded that the Words " have a Second<lb></lb>
or Casting Vote or Ballet" standing next after the Words "encase of an<lb></lb>
Equality of Votes or Ballets" be left out when Upon Debate of the Matter<lb></lb>
and the Quedion being put St passed in the Affirmative And Another <lb></lb>
Motion being made and Seconded that in the Room of the Words so Left<lb></lb>
out the Words" That the President Treasurer or other Person so<lb></lb>
Presiding has a Right and is hereby required to Give a Second or<lb></lb>
lasting Vote or Ballet in case of such Equality of Votes or Ballots"<lb></lb>
be Inserted when Upon Debate of the Matter and the Question<lb></lb>
being put It passed in the Affirmative</p>
<p n="280">The Remaining Minutes of the House Committee<lb></lb>
were Read and Confirmed</p>
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