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Voted whether a Bill shall be drawn to make ports in Put-
tuxent and Monochin Rivers, Carryed in the Negative.
Mr Speaker orders all Committees to attend in the after-
noone, and Adjournes the house till two of the Clock.
Post Meridiem. The house again mett, and the following
proposalls from his Excy the Governor in Councill are laid
before them (Vizt)
First. That in the additionall Act for secureing Orphans
Estates a clause be added that the personall Estate be sold by
out crye ,
Whereupon Voted in the house if such clause shall be
added and carryed in the negative.
2d That a clause be incerted in the additionall Act to
Religion, that the Clarke of the Vestry shall Register all
births, Marriages, and Burialls, and the names of all Servants
comeing into this province, and the names of the places from
whence they come, for which Registering the clerke to have
six pounds of Tobacco p name.
Voted Whether the Clarke of the County or clarke of the
vestry shall keep such Register, and carryed by majority of
voices that the clarke of the vestry shall keep the same.
3rdly Proposed that a Brass Standard of Weights and good
measures be sent for out of England, to be kept in the Secre-
taryes office by which the severall county Standards in this
province upon all ocasions may be tried.
Upon which Debated in the house if it will not be more
convenient that the Comr of the Severall Countys send for
one brass halfe hundred weight to be kept as afd to the End
afd by the clarkes of the respective county's.
And thereupon Resolved that the Comr of the Severall
Countys send for such an halfe hundred weight to be kept as
afd to the end afd
4thly Proposed that some method be prescribed, for
redressing of the under valuement of the publique faith.
Whereas. It is the sense of the house that the Severall
Sheriffes in this province, are within the provision of the Act
for the relief of Debtors.
5thly Proposed that a Division be made of St Marys,
Charles and Calvert Countyes.
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