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

L. H. J.

the first and second time by an Especial Order and Passed and Sent
to the Upper House by M^r Samuel Hanson and M^r Mathews Who
return and Say they Delivered the same.

Ordered that a Supplementary bill be brought in to the Act Enti-
tuled an Act for Improveing the Staple of Tobacco.
Ordered that in the Supplementary bill the Oath of a Teller be
Altered.
Ordered that, that Part of the Act Relating to Persons that are
Levy free be Explained.
Ordered that that Part of the Act relating to the Deduction of
Debts be Explained.
Ordered that M^r Dulany, M^r Jenning and M^r Key do prepare the
said Bill.
Coll^o Ward from the Upper House delivered to M^r Speaker the
Bill Entituled an Additional and Supplementary Act to the Several
Acts for the Administration of Justice in Testamentary Affairs.
And the following Message Viz. [The text of this message is printed
at page 353.]

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M^r George from the Committee of Laws delivered to M^r Speaker
the Ingrossed bill Entituled an Act Concerning the Parishes in S^t
Marys and Charles Countys And a bill Entituled an Act for the
Relief of Thomas Worsley Hezekiah Clark and Benjamin Freeman
Prisoners in Ann arundell County Gaol.
The House Adjourns untill 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Friday at 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon.

The House met According to Adjournment. The Members were
Called over and all Present as in the Morning.
The Question being Put Whether the bill Entituled an Act re-
pealing an Act for Securing the Rights and Inheritance of Sundry
Inhabitants within this Province against Certain . Impositions by
Pretence of Suspected Deeds, should have a Second reading or not.
Resolved in the Negative.

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The following Message being Prepared was Ordered to be Entred
thus. [The text of this message is printed at page 354.]
And was Sent to the Upper House by Maj^r King and M^r Sprigg
who return and Say they Delivered the same.
The Bill Entituled an Act for the Releif of Thomas Worsley
Hezekiah Clark and Benjamin Freeman prisoners in Ann arundell
County Gaol was read the first and Second time by an Especial Order
and Passed.
And Sent to the Upper House by M^r Beale and M^r Worthington
Who return and say they Delivered the same.