The Lower House. 255

The Paper Bill entitulcd an Act for the releif of sundry poor
Prisoners &c" thus indorsed (Viz.)

By the Upper house of Assembly Novemb^r 1^st 1728

The ingrossed Bill whereof this is the Originall is read and As-
sented to by this House.
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

And the Paper bill entituled an Act to Prevent the Abuses of
Concealing convicted felons and other offenders imported into this
Province and for the better discovery of them thus indorsed (viz.)

By the Upper house of Assembly Nov^r I^st 1728.

The ingrossed Bill whereof this is the Originall is read and As-
sented to by this House.
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho :

The Bill to appropriate part of the Land laid out in the City of
Annapolis for the building a Custom house on to and for the build-
ing a Market house was read and Passed for ingrossing.
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r from the Upper house delivers to M^r
Speaker the following Message (Viz.) [The text of this message
is printed at page 160.]

L. H. J.

Phillip Lee Esq^r from the Upper house delivers to M^r Speaker
the following Message (Viz.) [The text of this message is printed
at page 161.]
The following message being Prepared was ordered to be Entred
thus (Viz.) [The text of this message is printed at page 161.]

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Sent to the Upper house by Coll^o Gale and M^r Key who return
and say they delivered the same.
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning 8 a Clock.

P 150

Saturday Nov^r 2^d 1728.

The House met this day According to Adjournment. The Mem-
bers were called over. All were Present as Yesterday. The Pro-
ceedings of Yesterday were read.
The following Message being Prepared was ordered to be Entred
(thus) [The text of this message is printed at page 163.]

November 2

The Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act to Supply some Defects in
the Act Entituled an Act for the Encouragement of Learning and
Erecting Schools in the Severall Countys within this Province and
also to Explain an Act entituled an Act for laying an Additional
duty of Twenty Shillings Curr^t Mony p Poll on all Irish Servants
being Papists to prevent the Growth of Popery by the Importation

p. 151