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An Act for dividing of Saint Paul's Parish in Queen Anns and
part of Talbot County thus Subscribed viz.
October the 30th 1728
Read & assented to by the [Lower] House of Assembly &
Sign'd p Order M Macnemara Cl. lo. Ho.
Read and Assented to by this House and Ordered to be so sub-
scribed
The Paper Bill so Endorst is sent to the Lower House by John
Hall Esqr
Philemon Lloyd and Philip Lee Esqr appointed in the Commit-
tee to consider of Amendments to the Tobacco Bill return and make
report thereof to the House viz.
October the 30th 1728
By the Committee of both Houses appointed to inspect the To-
bacco Rill sent from the Lower to the Upper House.
Philemon Lloyd and Philip Lee Esqrs appointed by the Upper
House propose to Mr Harris Mr Dulany Mr King & Mr Key ap-
pointed [by the Lower House] the following Amendments
1 To compleat the restraining Clause and to guard against White
Women Servants
2 That the number of Plants to be allowed to single Taxables &
feme Sole's be insted of 12000...... 10000
3 That Labourers under 16 years old belonging to Poor people
be limited instead of 6000...5000
4. That no person that has six Taxable workers or more in To-
bacco shall be allowed to plant any Tobacco for themselves
5. That those appointed should begin the 20th July to cut up Slips
and Suckers and so to proceed as shall be necessary.
6. That the Penalty be exactly upon the second as on the first
Refusing
7. That the Election of paying money be by the 10th of April and
the Sheriff obliged to make his return by the last of June.
8 That no deduction be now setled but where the Charges are
already reduced to a certainty viz. for the maintenance of Poor or
any peice of Service that there may be Occasion of doing because
the Persons that make those allowances will have it in their Power
to consider the deduction at the same time and recommend that care
be taken about the Tare of Cask and the manner of handling To-
bacco
Phile. Lloyd Philip Lee
D. Dulany Ja. Harris, Philip Key.
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