The Upper House. 87

Disallowance of the Act relating to Appeals and Writts of
Errour
Signed p Order R Dallam Cl Ho Del.

Col Holland Col Addison M^r Hall and Col Tilghman carry
down to the House Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
November I^st 1712

This Board observing that several temporary Laws of this
Province will expire at the End of this Present Sessions Viz.
The Act for Encouragem^t of Tillage & relief of poor
Debtors
The Act imposing 3^d p Gallon on Rum Wine Brandy and
Spiritts 20^sh p poll on Negroes & Irish Servants
The Act relating to the Height of Fences and Horse
Rangers
The Act imposing 3^d p Hhd for defraying the Countrys
Charge And
The Act for regulating Attorny's Fees,
We cannot omit recommending the revival of them to your
Consideration
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Coun.

V. H. J.

The Petition of Edward Dawson of p. Georges County
read and recommended to her Majestys Justices of the Pro-
vincial Court to moderate the security ordered by that Court
to be taken for the good Behaviour of his negro now in Cus-
tody of the Sheriff of Ann Arundel County
Col Hoskins and seven other Delegates bring from the
House,
A Bill reviving an Act relieving the Inhabitants of this
Province from some Grievances they lye under Made at
a Sessions of Assembly begun & held at the Port of Annapolis
December the 5^th 1704
A Bill reviving an Act imposing 3^d p Gall on Rum Wine
Brandy & Spiritts & 20^sh p poll for negros for raising a Supply
to defray the publick Charge of this Province & to prevent
the importing too great a number of Irish Papists into this
Province made at a Session of Assembly begun & held att the
Port of Annapolis Dec^r 5^th 1704
A Bill for reviving a certain Act of Assembly of this Prov-
ince Entituled an Act ascertaining Fees to the Attornys &

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