The Lower House. 421

The Petition of Several free holders of Cecil County praying
Leave to bring in a bill to Erect a Town on the South side of Bohe-
mia River at a Place Called Brazons Point was read & referr'd untill
Next Sessions of Assembly and ordered that all Persons Concerned
have due notice.

The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock

L. H. J.

Tuesday July the 29^th 1729.

The House met according to Adjournment. The Members were
Called over and all Present as Yesterday The Proceedings of Yes-
terday were read.
M^r Crabb and Coll^o Herman Appear'd in the House this day
Capⁿ Blackistone being Sick hath Leave from the House to go home.
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Upper House delivered to M^r
Speaker the Bill Entituled an Act empowering and Directing the
Justices of the Several Counties within this Province to Levy any
Quantity of Tobacco not Exceeding Ten Pounds p Poll &c. thus
Endorsed Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly 26^th July 1729

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

July 29

And thus Indorsed Viz. [The text of this endorsement is printed
at page 342.]
The Question being Put whether there should be an Imposition
of five Shillings p Poll laid on all Negroes to raise a fund to Sink
the Paper Bills or not. Resolved in the Negative. The Question
being Put whether the Comm^rs appointed by the Paper Bill should
have thirty or forty Pounds p Annum.
Resolved that they have thirty.
The Question being Put whether the Navall Officers should be
Allowed five Pounds or Eight Pounds p Cent for all monys re-
ceived by Virtue of the Paper Act Resolved that they be Allowed
five p Cent.
The Question being Put whether the Clerk Mentioned in the Said
Act should be Allowed forty or fifty Pounds p Annum. Resolved
that he be Allowed forty Pound p Annum.
The Question being Put whether there should be an Amendment
made to that Part of the Paper Currency Bill where a Provision is
made Against Depreciating the Credit of the said Bills or not. Re-
solved in the Affirmative.
The House Adjourns untill 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon.

p. 64