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A Bill prepared in this House Entituled an Act to prevent the
Untimely Killing of Deer being read is Ordered to be thus En-
dorsed

By the Upper house of Assembly 15^th July 1729
Read the first time & Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight of the Clock

U. H. J.

Wednesday morning 16^th July 1729
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday
Read a second Time the Bill for preventing the Untimely killing
of Deer, Ordered to be thus Endorsed

By the Upper House of Assembly 16^th July 1729

Read a second Time, and will pass
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up. Ho.

Sent to the Lower house by Philip Lee Esq^r
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning.
Read a second time the Bill Entituled an Act repealing Part of
An Act Entituled an Act against forging and counterfeiting of for-
eign Coyns Gold or Silver made at a Session of Assembly begun
and held at the then Town and Port of Annapolis 26^th Day of
March Anno Domini 1707. Ordered to be thus Endorsed

By the Upper house of Assembly 16^th July 1729

Read a second time & will pass the Preamble in the following
Words being added thereto,
Whereas at a Session of Assembly held at the City of Annapolis
Anno 1707 there was an Act passed to prevent amongst other things
the Clipping of all Sorts of foreign Coyns, but forasmuch as such
Coyns both of Gold & Silver do at this Time pass Current by
Weight, and not by Tale as heretofore; whereby the mischiefs of
Clipping are effectually prevented; & seeing that the Cutting or
Cliping of foreign Coyns is now in some measure necessary for
the making of Change; This present Gen^l Assembly taking into

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