154 Assembly Proceedings, October 3-November 2, 1728.

U. H. J.

lodging the. Testimonials with the County Clerk) incerted the Bill
will pass
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl Up Ho.

Sent to the Lower House by Nicholas Lowe Esq^r
The Journal of the Committee of Accounts from the Lower
House by John Beale Esq^r and two more thus Subscribed viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 31^st 1728

Read and Assented to but this House Observing an Article in
the Chancellors Allowance of 1440 of Tobacco for 12 proclama-
tions to prevent the Exportation of Corn allowed thereof under this
protestation that the same be not at any time hereafter drawn into
Example to the prejudice of the Subject in his Liberty or Property
nor to an allowance that the Governor and Council without An Act
of Assembly have any power or Authority by Proclamation or
otherwise to prohibit the Exportation of Corn or any other Com-
modity whatsoever that is usually exported nor to restrain any
kind of lawful trade.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl lo. Ho.

Ordered to lie on the table.
A Bill from the Lower House by Captain Gordon & Edmund
Jening Esq^r Entituled.

p. 379

An Act to Appropriate part of the Land laid out in the City of
Annapolis for the building A Custom House on, to and for the
building a Market House thus endors'd viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 31^st 1728
Read the first and second time by an especial Order and will pass.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl lo Ho.

Read the first time in this House and Ordered to lie on the Table.
Read the second time the Bill to regulate the Parishes of S^t
Marys and Charles County which is ordered to be thus endors'd
viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 3 I^st 1728.
Read the second time by an especial Order and will pass.
Signed p order Geo. Plater Cl Up. Ho.

Sent to the Lower House by John Hall Esq^r
A Bill from the Lower House by John Beale Esq^r and M^r Hems-
ley Intituled An Act for Improving the Staple of this Province
which is ordered to lie on the Table