170 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

U. H. J.
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plaind his Intentions to Devise a Tenancy in Common in fee
simple to the Devisees on the Condicons in the Will men-
tion'd for that the word Inherit can Only relate to an Inheri-
tance and shall by Implication as well Extend to the Immediate
Devisees as to those that are to take by Survivorship on Con-
dition And that therefore tis plain -that what the Devisor
intended by words of Devise to the Devisees was an Inheri-
tance w^ch must be a fee and therefore to avoid makeing a Law
for the relief of a Person that seems allready relievable by the
Laws in force And the more Strictly to Conform to the Direc-
tions in his Lordships Speech we reject the bill and referr the
Parties Petitioning for it to the Comon Law for their Relief.
Signed p Ord^r Joh Beale Cl. Upper house

Sent to the lower house with a petition thereto relateing
by Col: Addison Who returnes and sayes he Delivered the
same
The following Message Considered & Agreed on Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly
Aug^t the 4^th 1721

Gent. We Approve of your proposals as to the Severall
allowances to be made in money

Signed p Ord^r Joh Beale Cl Up^r ho.

Sent to the lower house by Col Ward who returns and says
he Delivered the same
The four following Ingrost bills Viz.
A Bill for preventing the makeing of trashy Tobacco and

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for the bettering the Staple of this Province
A Bill relieveing and freeing the Inhabitants of this Prov-
ince and Others removeing their ffamilys from Any other
Countries or Collonies to Settle and Inhabitt within this
Province from paying the Duties & Impositions on negroes
for any of their Domestick Slaves
A Bill reviving and Continueing an Act Intituled an Act
for Regulateing of Ordinaries
A Bill for the relief of John Connaway of Ann Arundell
County a Languishing Prisoner
To which foregoing four Ingrost bills are thereto severally
thus Written Viz.
August the 4^th 1721
Read and Assented to by the Upper house of Assembly and
Signed p ord^r Joh Beale Cl Up ho.