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

L. H. J.

Whereupon the Bill is Committed for Amendm^t
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the Bill for regulating Amerciaments thus endorst
Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly 8^ber the 29^th 1722
Read with the Amendments and will pass.
Signed p Order. Sam^l Skippon Cl Up^r Ho.

Which was read againe and past for Engrossing.
On reading the Tobacco Law,
The Question was put whether the fine on Freighters Ship-
ping Tobacco without Swearing to it or having it View'd shal-
be Six hundred pounds of Tobacco or not? Carried in the
Negative.

Then the Question was put whether the fine shalbe four
hundred or not.

Carried in the Affirmative.
A Supplementary Bill [to the Act to prevent makeing
trashey Tobacco was read the first time and Ordered to Lye
on the table.
An Engrost bill] for Continuing Process in Baltemore
County Court, was read and Assented [to] and was so endorst
and sent to the upper house by M^r Tolley and M^r Hamilton.
They return and say they Delivered it.
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Nine of the
Clock.

Tuesday October the 30"' 1722
The House meets According to Adjournment.
Yesterdays proceedings are Read.
The Bill for the better relief of poor Debtors was read
with the Amendments And ordered to be thus endorst Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 30^th 1722
Your House proposing many Alteracons in the Bill for the

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better Relief of Poor Debtors we thought it more eligible
to have one wholly Transcribed than to Send up the old Bill
to your Honours with the many blots and Interlineations that
could not be Avoided and we hope that the Bill as it now
stands wilbe Agreeable to yo^r Honours.
Signed p Order M Jenifer Cl. Lo. H^o