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3. An Act for Raiseing a Duty of three pence p hh^d on all
Tob^o Exported out of this pvince for the use therein men-
coned.

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4. A Supplementary Act to the Act to Limitt the Continu-
ance of Actions in severall Courts w^thin this Province And
Ascertaining the manner of takeing the Evidence of Sea
farcing men and for Granting Appeals from the Chancery
Court to the Gov^r and Councill.
5. An Act for the Confirmation of the Land therein men-
coned to Richard Bennett Esq^r
6. An Act for granting unto Edw^d Smith of the City of
Annapolis Sawyer One hundred and Twenty foot of ground
in the same City to Keep a Sawyers Yard on for the En-
couragem^t of his Trade.
N^o 7. A Supplementary Act to the Act for Reliefe of
Thomas Manning of Calvert County.
N^o 8. A Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act
for Laying an Imposition on Negroes and on severall Sorts
of Liquor Imported And also on Irish Servants to Prevent the
Importing too great a number of Irish Papists into this
Province.

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9. An Act Declaring the Punishm^t of Burning of Court
Houses.
10. An Act to Restrain the Rigour of Prosecutions on
Adm^rcon or Testamentary Bonds
11. An Act Impowering Mess^rs W^m Clayton of Talbot
County and James Earle & William Turbutt of Queen Anns
County to sell off the Lands of Rob^t Smith Esq^r late of Talbott
County af^d dece^d to pay to Richard Cole of Queen Anns
County & Mary his wife the Daughter and Heir of Renatus
Smith dece^d the Surviveing Exec^r of the said Robert Smith
dece^d what the said Renatus Smith paid on Account of the
said Robert Smith more than Effects Came to his hands and
for the payment of his Other Debts
12. A Supplementary Act to the Act for Ascertaining the
Bounds of Land within this pvince

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13. An Act for the Relief of Marreen Duvall a Languish-
ing Prisoner in Prince Georges County
14. An Act to Confirm a Deed of Bargain and Sale from
Francis Swanson to Thomas Plumer.
After which His Honour the Governour is pleased to be-
speake the Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower Houses of
Assembly as follows Viz

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Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly
I Cannot take my Leave of you Without Expressing the
great Satisfaction, I have met with since my Arrivall in the

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