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

L. H. J.
October 19

Saturday October 19^th 1728

The House met according to Adjournment. The Members were
called and all were Present as Yesterday. The Proceedings of Yes-
terday were read over.
A Bill entituled an Act to cut of the Entail of a tract of Land
devised by Edward Harris deceased to his sons Edward and Thomas
Harris of Queen Anns County and to confirm unto the said Thomas
Harris one hundred and fifty Acres Part of the af^d tract of Land
untill the said Thomas is of Age and his Brother Edward Purchases
for him one hundred and fifty Acres in Lieu thereof, being read is
ordered to be Indorsed thus (Viz).

By the Lower House of Assembly October 19^th 1728
Read first and second time by an Especiall Order and will Pass.
Signed p Order. M. Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Sent to the Upper House by M^r Thompson and M^r Hemsley who
return and acquaint the House they delivered the same.
John Rousby Esq^r from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker
the Bill entituled an Act to confirm two Deeds of Sale the one from
George Oldfield and Petronella his Wife and the other from Richard
Carr son and heir at Law to a Certain John Carr of Cecil County
deceased to Casparus Augustine Herman thus Indorsed Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly October 18^th 1728.
Read the first time and ordered to lie on the Table.
Signed p Order. Geo. Plater Cl. Up^r Ho :

p. 65

And thus Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly October 18^th 1728.
Read the Second time and will Pass
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Which Bill being read here was Passed for Ingrossing.
The Gentlemen appointed to view the Ground laid out for a Cus-
tom house in the City of Annapolis deliver to M^r Speaker the fol-
lowing report (Viz).

We the Subscribers in Obedience to the Order of the Honourable
the Lower House of Assembly appointing us to view the Ground
laid out in the City of Annapolis to build a Custom house on and
for other Publick Uses having measured the Length and breath of
the same do find it to be three hundred and Sixty feet in Length