416 Assembly Proceedings, October 9-November 3, 1722.

L. H. J.

Creditors have Notice thereof That if they think fit they may
Appear and make their Objections thereto this Sessions.
A Bill for repealing the Tobacco Law and the Explanatory
Act thereto was read the first and Second Times by Especial
Ord^r and past which was so endorst and sent to the upper
House by Col Mackall and M^r Sherwood Coll: Ward and
M^r Tolley

They return and say they Delivered it.
The Petition of W^m Pain a Languishing Prisoner in Prince
Georges County was read and Ordered that Richard Smith
the Attorney in fact for M^r Tho: Colmore have Notice thereof

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that if he thinks fit he may Appear this Sessions and make his
Objections thereto.
The Petition of W^m Grover and Edward Perrie both Lan-
guishing Prisoners in Prince Georges County was read and
Ordered that their Creditours have Notice thereof, that if they
think fit they may appear this Sessions to make their Objec-
tions against bringing in a Bill for their releif.
Coll. Tilghman from the Upp^r House Delivers M^r Speaker
The Bill for Encouragement of Tillage and relief of poor
Debtors thus Endorst viz :

By the upper House of Assembly 8^ber the 15^th 1722.

Upon reading and Considering the within Bill this House
is of Opinion that that Clause which makes it Lawfull for the
Debtor to make a tender of the Comodities Menconed to his
Creditor before Execucon and the Prohibitting the Creditour
upon his refusall of s^d Commodities to bring his Action for
Twelve Months after such refusall is a very great hardship
upon the Creditour and has a tendency to put a Damp Upon
all inland Trade which cannot Subsist without Credit and
that the poor Debtour who is proposed to be relieved by this
Bill will be Under greater Disadvantages and hardships for
Want of Credit than he could have benifit should this Bill pass.
This House is also further of Opinion that the including
Officers ffees to be paid as this Bill Directs makes it not only
Impracticable but in great Measure Impossible for the sher-
riffs to collect them and to Account for them with the Officers
as by Law they are Directed to Do.
And further that the prices of some of the Comodities
Menconed are at so high a rate that it is Impossible the Credi-
tor should make his owne Money of them with the Greatest
Diligence he can use for which reasons this House is not will-
ing the Bill should pass as it now Stands.
Signed -p Order. Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up^r H^o