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By the Upper House of Assembly 1^st August 1729
Read the first time and ordered to Lye on the Table
Signed p Order Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.
And thus

By the Upper House of Assembly 2^d August 1729.
Read a Second time and will Pass.
Signed p Order. Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Which said bill was read here and Passed for Ingrossing.
Ordered that the Committee of Accounts do inspect into the three
pence p hogshead raised for Arms and make their Report what Ap-
plication has been made thereof.

The Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act to Encourage the Importa-
tion of Gold and Silver into this Province was read & Assented to
by this House and Sent to the Upper House with the Paper bill
thereof by Major King and M^r George who return and say they
Delivered the same
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House delivered to M^r Speaker
the Paper bill Entituled an Act to Encourage the Importation of
Gold and Silver within this Province.
The Paper bill Entituled an Act Concerning the Parishes in Saint
Marys and Charles Countys. And the Paper Bill Entituled an Act
for the Assessment of Ten p Poll on the Taxable Persons in S^t
Pauls Parish in Queen Anns and Talbot Countys &c^a Severally thus
Indorsed Viz.

L. H. J.

By the Upper House of Assembly 2^d Aug^t 1729.

The Engrossed bill whereof this is the Original is read and As-
sented to.
Signed p Order. Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Daniel Dulany Esq^r from the Committee of Laws delivered to M^r
Speaker a bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled
an Act for Emproving the Staple of Tobacco &c^a
Coll^o Tilghman from the Upper House delivered to M^r Speaker
the bill Entituled an Act Providing what shall be good Evidence to
Prove foreign and other Debts &c^a Indorsed thus

By the Upper House of Assembly I^st Aug^t 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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