The Lower House. 523

Resolved it be revived for three years
An Act Entituled An Act prohibiting the Importation of
Bread, Beer, Flour, Malt, Wheat, or other English or Indian
Grain or Meal, Horses, Mares, Colts, or Fillies from Pensil-
vania or the Territories thereto belonging
Put to the Question whether the same Law be revived or
not?
Carried in the Affirmative and resolved the same be revived
An Act Entituled An Act for the more speedy conveying
of publick Letters and Packets of this Province and defraying
the Charge thereof
Resolved it be revived with Amendments
An Act entituled an Act for Relief of Debtors and ascertain-
ing the manner of Tenders in Tobacco

L. H. J.
Lib. 41.

Resolved the same be revived or revised.
An Act Entituled An Act for the killing Wolves and Crows.
Resolved it be revived
And the Committee further report it their Opinion the Law
requiring Masters of Ships to publish their Freight as un-
profitable and ought to be repealed
Which is put to the Question whether this Law be repealed
or not? Carried in the Affirmative and ordered a Bill be
brought in for that Purpose
Ordered That a Bill be brought in for the Continuance of
Saint Mary's County Court at the new Court House built at
Seymour Town ats Shepherd's Old Field the same being
included in the former Town Law disapproved of by her
Majesty
Resolved a Bill be brought in securing Persons Rights to
Town Lands where the late Laws were complyed with
The Petition of some Inhabitants of Prince George's County
read and rejected
The Petition of Patrick Murphy read and rejected
The Petition of Thomas Reading read and rejected
William Hickman's Petition praying Leave to bring in a
Bill to confirm a Title to Land in Calvert County; Read and
Leave given to bring in a Bill as prayed upon Notice given to
the Infant or his Guardian to appear next Session
Petition of Christian Swormstead praying a Bill for his
Naturalization. Read and Leave given to bring in a Bill as
prayed
Col^{o
William Coursey enters the House and delivers Mr
Speaker the following Message.}

By the Council in Assembly October 26^th 1710

In. Answer to your Message by M^r Campbell, M^r Dare, and
M^r Hill, we send you the Reasons for the Repeal oi the Act

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