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

L. H. J.

The following Message being Prepared was ordered to be Entred
thus. [The text of this message is printed at page 321.]

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And sent to the Upper House by Maj^r Hanson and M^r Hamilton
who return and Say they Delivered the same.
The following Message Viz. [The text of this message is
printed at page 322.]
Was sent to the Upper House by M^r Crabb & M^r Tolley who re-
turn and say they Delivered the Same.
The Bill Entituled an Act for the Laying out of Land and Erect-
ing a Town at the Head of Port tobacco Creek in Charles County
was read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table.
The Petition of M^r Thomas Cockey was read and rejected.
Coll^o Tilghman from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker
the following Message (Viz.) [The text of this message is printed
at page 321.]

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The House doth Appoint M^r Dulany M^r Samuel Hanson M^r
Jennings M^r Crabb Coll" Gale and M^r Hollyday to joyn the Mem-
bers proposed by the Upper House Concerning Settling a friendly
Correspondance with the Gentlemen of Virginia.
Coll^o Ward from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker. the
paper Bill Entituled an Act for the Naturalization of Christian
Peters of Cecil County a Native of Germany thus Indorsed Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly July the 18^th 1729.
The Engrossed Bill whereof this is the Original is read and As-
sented to by this House and Sign'd p Order.
Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

And the Bill Entituled an Act for the more Effectual punishing
of Negroes and other Slaves and for taking away the benefit of
Clergy from Certain Offenders Indorsed thus.

By the Upper House of Assembly 16^th July 1729.
Read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table.
Signed p Order. Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

And thus Indorsed Viz. [The endorsement is printed at page
320.]

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The Bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Acts for regulating
Writs of Error and granting Appeals from and to the Courts of
Common Law within this province and for Regulating Appeals
from the Court of Chancery was read and passed with the Amend-
ments proposed by the Upper House for Ingrossing.
The. House adjourns untill to Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.