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and to be Applyed to the use of Free schools and Desireing to
be eas'd of so great a Charge we desire yo^r House would enter
into such Measures in Conjunction with this House that Col :
Young may be Satisfied and the Money so Disposed of as
may Answer the End Designed in raising it.
Signed p Order Sam" Skippon Cl. Up^r Ho.

Which was read and referred for further Consideracon.
The House adjourns till Monday Morning Nine of the
Clock.

Monday Morning October the 15^th 1722.
The House meets according to Adjournment.
Saturdays proceedings are read.
On a Motion made the Question was put whether the Law
for killing Squirrells shalbe repealed or not.
Carried in the Negative By the Majority of Voices.
The Bill for Encouragement of Tillage &c^a was read the
second Time and past and was so Endorst and sent to the
upper House by Col: Ward and M^r Sherwood
They return and Say they Delivered it.
Resolved That no Petitions be received after Thursday
next.
The Petition of Robert Morris a Languishing Prisoner in
the Goal at Annapolis was read and upon hearing his allega-

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tions Leave is given to bring in a Bill for his relief as prayed.
On a Motion made the Question was put whether the To-
bacco Law shalbe Amended or repealed.
Resolved that it be repealed and
Ordered that the Comittee of Laws prepare a Bill for the
repeale thereof.
Then the Question was put whether any bill shall be brought
in for the Meliorating Tobacco or not. Carried in the Nega-
tive by the Majority of Voices.
Bill for the relief of ffrancis Gandevit and John Read was
read the first and second times by Especial Order and past,
which was so endors't and Sent to the Upper House by Coll :
Watts and Capt Harrison
They return and say they Delivered it.
A Bill to prevent forcible Entries or holding Lands or Tene-
ments with force was read the second Time and ordered to
lye on the Table for further Consideracon

The Petition of Susanna Mitchell a Languishing Prisoner
in Prince Georges County was read And Ordered that her

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