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Bill for Relief of Tobias and John Pollard &^ta Read and
indorsed Nov. 10^th 1709
Read and assented to by the House of Delegates
Bill for Naturalization of Daniel Packett Indorsed. Read
and assented to by the House of Delegates
Bill restraining the ill Practice of Sheriffs &^ta Read and
assented to by the House of Delegates
Bill confirming the Title of Lands to William Holland Esq.
and others Read and assented to by the House of Delegates
Bill suspending the Execution of the Act for Relief of poor
Debtors Read and assented to by the House of Delegates
Bill reviving and continuing the Process &^ta in Saint Mary's
and Dorch^r Counties
Read and assented to by the House of Delegates
Bill confirming a Release made to James Heath
Read and assented to by the House of Delegates.
Bill reviving the Act for Officers Fees. Read and assented
to by the House of Delegates
All the aforegoing Bills were sent up to the Honble Council
by Col^{o
Smith, Mr Worthington Mr Tyler and Mr Jones for
their Honours Assent
They return and say they delivered the said Bills
Other Bills brought into the House ingrossed and ordered
they be read.
Bill confirming a Deed to Matthew Mason.
Read and assented to by the House of Delegates.}

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Bill relating to Runaways Imprisonment &^ta Read and
assented to by the House of Delegates
Bill for Removal of John Edgerton from the Sheriff of Cal-
vert County to the Sheriff of Saint Mary's County. Read and
assented to by the House of Delegates
Bill impowering Thomas Edmonson to sell Lands of his
Father &^ta Read and assented to by the House of Dele-
gates
Bill to allow the Importation of Bread Flour and Indian
Corn Read and assented to by the House of Delegates. And
were all sent up to the Honble Council by M^r John Salter, M^r
Vanderheyden, M^r Crabb and M^r Storey for their Honours
Assent. They return and say they delivered the Bills
Bill for reviving the Act for the Militia. Read third Time
and will pass. Sent up to the Honble Council by M^r Salter
M^r Cambell and M^r Robins, for their Honours Concurrence
They return and say they delivered the same.
Resolved That William Taylard of the City of Annapolis
cause the Assembly Office in the Stadt House to be well fitted
with a good new Door and Lock and Key to the same and
likewise furnish it with a Table and Forms with Seperate

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