The Lower House. 433

M^r George from the Committee of Laws delivered to M^r Speaker
a Bill Entituled an Act for the releif of Christopher Gardiner a
Languishing Prisoner in Baltimore County Gaol which was read the
first and second time by an Especial Order and Passed. And Sent
to the Upper House by M^r Mathews and M^r Scott who return and
say they Delivered the Same.
The following Message was ordered to be Entred thus Viz. [The
text of this message is printed at page 355.]

L. H. J.

And was Sent to the Upper House together with the Act Enti-
tuled An Additional and Supplementary Act to the Several Act for
the Administration of Justice in Testamentary Affairs by Major
Hanson and M^r Stoughton.
Who return and say they Delivered the Same.
The Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act Concerning the Parishes in
Saint Marys and Charles Countys

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The Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act for the Assessment of Ten
p Poll on the Taxable Persons in Saint Pauls Parish in Queen Anns
and Talbot Countys &c^a and the Paper bills thereof were Sent to the
Upper House by M^r Dashields and M^r Johnson who return and say
they Delivered the same.
The Bill Entituled an Act to Aid the Proceedings of Some of the
County Courts within this Province was read the first and Second
time by an Especial Order and Passed and Sent to the Upper House
by M^r George and M^r Edmundson Who return and say they deliv-
ered the Same
The Bill Entituled an Act to Encourage the Importation of Gold
and Silver into this province was read and with the Amendments
Proposed Passed for Ingrossing.
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r from the Upper House delivered to M^r
Speaker the Bill Entituled an Act against Ingrossers and Regrators
Indorsed thus.

By the Upper House of Assembly 30^th July 1729
Read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table
Signed p Order Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

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And thus. [The text of this indorsement is printed at page 355.]
Which said Bill was read here and with the Amendments Pro-
posed Passed for Ingrossing.
The Bill Entituled an Act to Prevent rigorous Prosecutions on
Sherriffs Testamentary Administration and Commissarys bonds was
read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table.

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