The Lower House. 101

An Engrost Supplementary Bill for relief of Thomas Man-
ning of Calvert County and An Engrost Supplementary Bill
to the Act Laying an Imposition on Negroes and Severall sort
of Liquors Imported and also on Irish Servants to prevent
the Importing too great a number of Irish Papists into this
Province were severally read and Ordered to be thus Endorsed
Viz:

Oct the 26^th 1720.
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly and
Signed p^r Order. M Jenifer Cl: Lo: ho.

And were sent to the Upp^r House by M^r Crabb and M^r
Turbutt. who return and say They have Delivered them.
Coll^o Tilghman from the Upper House Delivered M^r
Speaker the Supplementary Bill for Relief of Richard Cole
and Mary his Wife thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly Oct the 26^th 1720.

This Bill being read will pass with the following Amend-
ments to Come in as markt X viz. Excepting such Lands that
have been Already Sould by such Persons, who had right to
sell the same since the Decease of the said Robert Smith.
Signed p Order. Joh Beale Cl: Up^r Ho :

Whereupon the same Bill Accordingly was Amended, Was
read with the Amendments Past for Engrossing and was
sent to the Comittee of Laws to be Engrost. The Supple-
mentary Bill to the Act for Assertaining the bounds of Land
brought Downe from the Comittee of Laws Amended was
Read with the Amendments and will pass. W^Tch being so
Endorst was sent to the Upp^r House by M^r Lee and five
Others. They returne & say they have Delivered it.
Coll^o Addison from the Upp^r House Deliver M^r Speaker the
following Message (with the Bill therein mentioned) viz^t:

By the Upp^r House of Assembly Oct 26^th 1720.

L. H. J.

Gentl :
We propose the Bill herewith sent as of Absolute Necessity
to Deterr the Burners of Court Houses from such heineous
Crimes for the future.
Signed p Order Joh Beale Cl: Upp^r house.

Whereupon the Bill Declaring the Punishment for Burning
of Court Houses was Read the first and Second Times by Es-

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