490 Assembly Proceedings, September 23-October 26, 1723.

U. H. J.

And sent by Col^o Tilghman to the Lower House who returns
& says he Delivered it.
The Petition of some Inhabitants of Cecil County from
the Lower House by M^r Benja Mackal and M^r Chaires thus
further indorsed viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly September the 24^th 1723
May it Please Your Honours
On Reading the within Petition we Enquired of M^r At-
torney General what Steps had been taken Concerning the
matters Contain'd therein, who informed the House that he
laid such Papers as he had Delivered him relateing thereto
before the Justices of the Provincial Court, and that they
were of opinion that it was proper to lay them before the
Governour and Council upon which we Consider'd the Act
of Assembly impowering the County Courts to levy and raise
Tobacco to defray the necessary Charges of their Counties
and Parishes & are of opinion that as that Act requires the
County Clerks to transmit a True Coppy of their several
County Levies to the Governour and Council of this Province;
so we Conceive that the Examination of the facts Contain'd
in this Petition, and whether it be proper to direct a Prose-
cution thereon is properly determinable by their Honours the
Governour and Council
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Clk Lo. Ho.

p. 10

Three Bills from the Lower House by M^r Stoddert and
three more viz.
An Act for Reviving an Act intituled an Act for Raising
a Duty of three Pence p Hhd on all Tobacco Exported out
of this Province, for the uses therein mentioned.
An Act reviving and Continuing the Act for Ascertaining
the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco Hhds &c.
An Act reviving and Continuing an Act intituled an Act
for regulating of ordinaries
All which Bills were thus indorsed severally Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly Sept^r the 24^th 1723
Read the first and second Times by especial Order and
will pass
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.