The Upper House. 553

A Bill from the Lower House of Assembly by M^r Sherwood
and M^r Dun Intituled An Act for the Relief of Tho^s Turner
of Charles County Gent. Christopher Belrose, Thomas Cob,
John Gould Thomas Bezely and John Ferrel of Anne Arundel
County John Seldom and John Hanly of Calvert County,
Joseph Gough of Queen Annes County and John Clements
of Dorchester County Languishing Prisoners; thus endorsed
viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly 8^br 18^th 1723.

Read the first and second Times by Especial Order & will
Pass
Sign'd p Order M: Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

An Ingrossed Bill from the Lower House by Capt King &
M^r Warfield Intituled an Act for the Encouragem^t of Learn-
ing & Erecting Schools in the several Counties within this
Province, thus Subscribed (Viz)

October the 18^th 1723

Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly &
Signd p order M. Jenifer Cl Lo: Ho:

Which Bill being Read is Likewise Assented to by this
House and thus Subscribed viz.

October the 18^th 1723
Read and Assented to by the Upper House of Assembly and
Signd p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

U. H. J.

Upon a motion made by a member of this House that a Bill
be brought in for the Encouragement of such as will make
Hemp; Ordered that a Bill be brought in and a Bill was
brought in, Intituled an Act giving Encouragem^t to make
Hemp within this Province.
Which Bill being Read a first Time was Ordered a second
Reading & being Read was thus Indorsed (viz.)

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct. 18^th 1723

Read the first and second Times by especial Order and
will Pass.
Sign'd p Order. Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

And the Bill was sent to the Lower House by Col^o Holland

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