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Read in this house & Ordered to be thus subscribed

U. H. J.

By the Upper house of Assembly 8^th August 1729
Read & assented to
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

Sent to the Lower house with the Levy bill by John Hall Esq^r
An Engrossed Bill from the lower house by M^r Hollyday and M^r
Turbutt Entituled an Act empowering a Committee to lay assess &
apportion the publick Levy for this present year One thousand seven
hundred & twenty nine thus subscribed

8^th August 1729
Read & assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read & assented to by this house & ordered to be so subscribed
the Paper Bill so Endorsed is sent to the Lower house by Coll Rider
M^r Beale & M^r Hollyday from the Lower house acquaint His
Excellency that their House have no Business before them
Whereupon Coll Tilghman & Coll Ward are sent to the Lower
house to acquaint the Speaker & the whole House that His Excel-
lency requires their Attendance in the Upper House to see the Laws
passed this Session receive the Assent
Forthwith the whole House attend & by their Speaker present to
his Excellency the following Laws, which were signed & assented to
on behalf of the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary of this
Province by His Excellency the Governor & sealed with His Lord-
ships Great Seal at Arms the Titles of which Laws are as follows
Viz.

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N^o 1. An Act for the naturalization of Christian Peters of Cecil

Chap. I

County a Native of Germany.

N^o 2 An Act repealing part of an Act, Entituled, an Act against

" II

forging and counterfeiting of foreign Coins, Gold or Silver; made

at a Session of Assembly begun & held at the then Town & Port of

Annapolis the twenty sixth day of March Anno Domini 1707

N^o 3 A Supplementary Act to the Acts for regulating Writts of

" III

Error, & granting Appeals from & to the Courts of Common Law

within this Province, & for regulating Appeals from the Court of

Chancery.

N^o 4. An Act for the more effectual punishing of Negroes &

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other slaves, and for taking away the Benefit of Clergy from certain

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Offenders

N^o 5. An Act reviving & Continuing an Act, Entituled an Act,

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ascertaining the Gauge & Tare of Tobacco hh^ds, & to prevent crop-