The Upper House. 521

Wednesday October the 9^th 1723
Met According to Adjournment
Present
The Honble Charles Calvert Esq^r Governor

U. H. J.

The

honble

Col^o Sam^l Young
Col^o Tho^s Addison
Phile: Lloyd Esq^r
Rich^d Tilghman

Col^o M. Til. Ward '
Ja^s Bowles Esq^r
Jn^o Rousby Esq^r
Benj^a Tasker Esq^r

Members
of the
Upper
House.

The Petition of John Clements of Dorchester praying Leave
to bring in a Bill for his Release out of Prison upon a delivery
of every Thing he has in the World towards the satisfaction
of his debts was read and thus Endorsed (Viz.)

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r the 9^th 1723

Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up. Ho.

Which Petition so endorsed is sent to the Lower House by
Col^o Ward
A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Benj^a Mackall and
M^r W^m Young intituled an Act for the Relief of such persons
as have already suffered or hereafter may suffer by the mis-
conception, of the Laws heretofore made to regulate the
making of Tobacco thus Endorsed (Viz.)

By the Lower House of Assembly Oct^r the 9^th 1723
Read the First time and Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p order M Jenifer Clk Lo Ho.

And Lower thus (viz)

By the Lower House of Assembly Oct^r the 9^th 1723
Read the second Time and will pass.
Signed p Order M Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

Ordered that the Bill be Read and the Bill was read the first
Time
The Honoble Col^o Tho^s Addison and Philemon Lloyd Esq^r
Appointed by this House to confer with Col^o John Mackall
M^r Robert Tyler M^r Robert King and M^r Thomas Gant
Members of the Lower House on the Affair of the Indians'

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