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an Act Ascertaining the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco Hogsheads
&c^a Indorsed thus.

By the Upper House of Assembly 19^th July 1729.

Read the first time and Ordered to Lie on the Table.
Signed p Order. Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

And thus Indorsed Viz.
By the Upper House of Assembly 21^st July 1729.

L. H. J.

Read a Second time and will Pass.
Signed p Order Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Which bill together with the Bill Entituled an Act for the Laying
out of Land and Erecting a Town at the head of Port Tobacco
Creek in Charles County were Severally read here and passed for
Ingrossing.

M^r Richard Francis takes the Oath of an Attorney Prescribed by
Act of Assembly at the Bar of this House
M^r Nicholas Lowe takes the Clients Oath at the bar of this House
on his Petition Preferred here against Elizabeth Hitson Adminis-
tratrix of Isaac Hitson.
On hearing the Petition of M^r Nicholas Lowe by M^r Francis his
Council to the Allegations in the Petition Contained the same was
Rejected.
The House Adjourns until to Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock

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Tuesday 22^d July 1729.

The House met According to Adjournment the Members were
Called and all Present as Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read over.
The Question being Put Whether there should be a Contribution
made by the Publick to the Reparation and Enlargement of the
Church in the City of Annapolis or not Resolved in the Affirmative.
The Petition of the Rector Church Wardens Vestrymen & Pa-

July 22

rishoners of S^t Anns Parish in Ann arundell County, Praying Leave
to bring in a bill to Empower them to Assess forty thousand pounds
of Tobacco on the Parishoners for the reparation and Enlargement
of the Church in the City of Annapolis & for the building a Chap-
pell of Ease in the said Parish was read & granted according to the
prayer.
Ordered that the Publick be Assessed with the fourth Part of the
Charge of the reparation and Enlargement of the Church in the City

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