42 Assembly Proceedings, October 11-27, 1720.

U. H. J.
p. 70

Cuthbert Anderson, and Ja^s Anderson in fee simple to them

& their heirs & Assigns for Ever being read is thus Endorst
Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
Oct^r the 26^th 1720
The Alleg^ns in this Bill not being Sufficiently pved to Satisfie
this house of the Justice thereof and the Allega^ns of the Pet^rs
ag^t the Bill seeming very Plausible therefore this Bill is
referr'd to the next Sessions that this house may hear both
parties thereto
Signed p Ord^r Jn^o Beale Cl Up ho.

Sent to the Lower House with the Petitions and Clarks
Depositions by Col^o Tilghman who returns and Says he deliv-
ered the same
Esq^r Hall Sent to the Lower House w^th two paper Bills Viz.
one ag^t Buying and Selling of Offices and to pvent Corruption
in Officers And the other for granting unto Edward Smith of
the City of Annapolis Sawyer One hundred and twenty foot
of Ground in the same City to Keep a Sawyers yard on &c.
And to Acquaint them that the Engrost Bills are Assented to
by this House, Who returns and Says he delivered the Paper
Bills and acquainted them accordingly.

P. 71

The Bill Empowering Mess^rs W^m Clayton of Talbot County
and Ja^s Earle and William Turbutt of Queen Anns County
to sell the Lands of Robert Smith Esq^r late of Talbott County
af^d deced to pay to Richard Cole of Queen Anns County &
Mary his wife the daughter and heir of Renatus Smith deced
&c. being read is thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upp^r House of Assembly
Oct^r the 26^th 1720
This Bill being read will pass with the following Amend-
ments to Come in as markt Viz. Excepting Such Lands that
have been already sold by such Persons who had right to sell
the same since the decease of the said Robert Smith
Signed p Ord^r Joh Beale Cl Up ho.

M^r Crabb and M^r Turbutt from the Lower House deliver
Col Holland these two following Engrost Bills, Viz.
A Supplementary Bill to the Act Entituled an Act for laying
an Imposition on Negroes & on Severall Sorts of Liquors Im-
ported and also on Irish Servants to prevent the Importing too
great a Number of Irish Papists into this Province