The Lower House. 401

an Especial Order and passed. And Sent to the Upper House by
M^r George and M^r Chamberlain who return and say they Delivered
the same.
The bill Entituled an Act repealing Part of an Act Entituled an
Act against forgeing and Counterfeiting foreign Coyns Gold or
Silver made at a Session of Assembly begun and held at the then
town and Port of Annapolis the Twenty Sixth Day of March Anno
Dom 1707 was read and Passed with the Alterations Proposed by
the Upper House for Ingrossing.
The House Adjourns untill to Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.

L. H. J.

Thursday July the 17^th 1729

The House met According to Adjournment the Members were
Called over and all Present as Yesterday. The Proceedings of
Yesterday were read.
It being Moved by a Member for the House to Proceed to En-
quire into the Late Attornys Law the Consideration thereof is
referred untill Monday Morning.

July 17

The Petition of M^r Thomas Colmare of London Merchant Pray-
ing Leave to bring in a Bill to make Valid in Law a Deed Executed
by M^r Stephen Yoakely to him hitherto omitted to be recorded was
granted.
The Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act for the Naturalization of
Christian Peters of Cecil County a Native of Germany was read
and Assented to by this House and Sent to the Upper House by
M^r Johnson and M^r Knight who return and say they delivered the
same.
Edmund Jennings Esq^r from the Committee of Laws delivered
to M^r Speak^r a Bill Entituled an Act reviving and Continuing an
Act Entituled an Act Ascertaining the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco
Hogsheads and to Prevent Cropping Cutting and Defacing To-
bacco taken on board Ships & Vessalls upon freight and for laying
Impositions on Tobacco Per the Hogshead for the Support of Gov-
ernment and for the Encourageing Settlements in this Province by
Ascertaining the manner of Paying his Lordships Alienation fines
and Quit Rents for the Term therein Proposed and for taking of
the three Pence p Hogshead formerly raised for the Publick Charge
Which was read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table
Ordered that a bill be brought in to restrain the rigorous Pros-
ecutions on Sherriffs Testamentary and Administration bonds Like-
wise ordered that a Bill be brought in to Record bills of Sale and
Mortgages of Chatties.

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Ordered that a bill be brought in to remedy the Inconveniences of
the Act Entituled an Act Providing what shall be good Evidence

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