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Read the first Time in this House & Ordered to lye on the Table.
A Bill from the Lower House by Coll Belt & M^r Turbut Entituled
An Act to prevent the Untimely killing of Deer thus Endorsed

By the Lower House of Assembly 19^th July 1729
Read the first & second Time by an Especial Order, & will pass
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

A Bill from the Lower house by Major Hanson and M^r Courts
Entituled an Act for the laying out of Land & Erecting a Town at
the Head of Port Tobacco Creek in Charles County thus Endorsed

By the Lower house of Assembly 18^th July 1729
Read the first Time & Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl Lo Ho.

By the Lower house of Assembly 19^th July 1729
Read the second Time & will pass
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read the first Time in this house and Ordered a second reading
on Monday morning 2 I^st Instant.
A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Crabb and M^r Robins. Enti-
tuled an Act for the more Effectual punishing of Negroes, with the
following message

By the Lower House of Assembly 19^th July 1729
May it please your Honours
We agree with your Honours as to the Amendments proposed to
this Bill; but We cannot agree to insert a Clause therein, that the
Owner of a Slave, who shall be executed, shall be paid the Whole
Value of such Slave; because We are apprehensive that paying the
whole Value would make the Owners of Slaves less careful in keep-
ing their Slaves within due Bounds, as they ought to be kept, & as
they will probably be when the Interest of their Owners is joined
with their Duty
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl Lo. Ho.

Which being read, is Ordered to be thus Endorsed

By the Upper House of Assembly 19^th July 1729

Read & will pass, as proposed in your Message of this Day by
M^r Crabb & M^r Robins
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

U. H. J.
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