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

U. H. J.

Ann Arundel County, as will build them a new Parish Church, &
Ordered to be thus Endors'd

By the Upper house of Assembly 30^th July 1729

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

Read the Engrossed Bill Entituled an Act Empowering the Jus-
tices of the Sev^l Countys to levy any Quantity of Tobacco not ex-
ceeding Ten pounds p Poll on Application of the Vestry & Church
wardens of any Parish, & Ordered to be thus Subscribed

30^th July 1729
Read & assented to by the Upper house of Assembly
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up. Ho.

Read the Engrossed bill Entituled an Act for the Relief of Cred-
itors & to prevent frauds & Deceits occasioned by secret Sales,
Mortgages & Gifts of Goods & Chattels and assented to, & Ordered
to be so subscribed, the three bills abovementioned sent to the Lower
house by Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Read the first Time the bill Entituled an Act to make & Emit
Twenty four thousand pounds Curr^t money of Maryland in Bills
of Credit &c, and Ordered to lye on the Table.
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

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Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning
The following Message being prepared is sent to the Lower
House with the Bill for the better Administration of Justice in
Testamentary affairs &c by Coll Tilghman & Philip Lee Esq^r

By the Upper house of Assembly 30^th July 1729
Gentlemen
In Answer to your Message of Yesterday by M^r Crabb & five
more, wherein you refuse to agree with the greatest part of the
Amendments, this house on mature Consideration thereof, thought
convenient to make to the Bill, Entituled an Act for the better Ad-
ministration of Justice in Testamentary Affairs &c. & having seri-
ously considered your Objections to the s^d Amendments do agree
To give up Our Amendment Page 9^th Line I^st provided an Ap-
peal be given to the Governor & Council, as well as One other
Amendment in the same Page Line 3^d & also One other Amend-