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Affirmative. Thereupon the Bill by Especiall order was Read
the second time and passed which was so Endorst and sent
to the Upper House by Cap^t King, and Cap^t Harrison
They Return and say they delivered it.
On Reading the Report of the Comm^rs appointed to View
the Work already done to the Stadt House the following
Message is prepared viz:

By the Lower House of Assembly

Octo^r the 23^rd 1725
May it Please Your Honours.
On Reading the Report of the Commissioners appointed
to view the work already done to the Stadt House, by M^r
Henry Hooper, This House is Willing that the said Hooper
be now paid one hundred and forty pounds part of the Two
Hundred pounds Currency agreed for, and that on his the said
Hoopers Compleating the Work according to the Report of
that Comittee and the agreement Last Sessions (Except the
Rough Casting) the Remaining Sixty pounds be paid him
and propose that John Beale and Vachel Denton Esq^r Mem-
bers of our House in Conjunction with some Members of
Your House to be by Your Honours appointed, view the said
Work when finished, and that they, then, if they think fitt
may order the said Sixty Pounds to be paid by the Treasurers,

L. H. J.

with which we desire Your Honours Concurrence.
Signed p order Mich: Jenifer Cl Lo: Ho.

Which was sent to the Upper House by Capt^t Hooper and
M^r Waughop.
They Return and say they delivered it.
A Bill for Uniting part of Baltemore to Ann Arundell
County was Read the first time and ordered a Second Read-
ing on Monday Next.
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill Declaring female Mulattoes born of White Women
and free Negro Women to be Taxables thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly

Octo^r the 23^rd 1725
Read and will Pass.
Sign'd p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho:

Thereupon the same pass'd for Engrossing

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