330 Assembly Proceedings, July 10-August 8, 1729.

U. H. J.

a Tract of Land purchased by him of M^r Chew & Ordered to be
thus Endorsed

By the Upper house of Assembly 23^d July 1729

Read & Rejected
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

Two Engrossed bills from the Lower house by M^r George & M^r
Young:, One Entituled an Act for laying: out Land & Erecting a
Town at the head of Port Tobacco Creek in Charles County, the
Other Entituled an Act concerning the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco
hh^ds &c Severally thus Subscribed

23^d July 1729
Read & assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

A Message from the Lower house by Major Hanson & Coll En-
nals

By the Lower house of Assembly 23^d July 1729
May it please your Honours

This house being of Opinion that it is necessary to have an Agent
in Great Britain to transact & negotiate the Affairs of the Province
there have resolved to appoint One & desire Your Honours Con-
currence
Signed -p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read the Bill brought from the Lower house Entituled an Act to
prevent the Untimely killing of Deer; Ordered to be thus Endorsed

By the Upper House of Assembly 23^d July 1729
Read & will not pass.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

Sent to the Lower house with the following Message by Benjⁿ
Tasker Esq^r

p. 26

By the Upper House of Assembly 23^d July 1729
Gentlemen
The sending up a Bill from your House Entituled an Act for the
preventing the untimely killing of Deer, instead of the proper
Amendments (if your house saw Cause for making any) to an
Original bill of the like nature framed in this House, & sent down