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

L. H. J.

August 5

Tuesday Aug^t the 5^th 1729

The House met according to Adjournment the Members were
Called over and all Present as were Yesterday in the Afternoon, the
Proceedings of Yesterday were read over
The Bill Entituled an Act for the Releif of Thomas Worsley &c.
was read & Passed with the Amendments Proposed for Ingrossing.

p. 119

The Question was Put whether the Bill Entituled an Act to Emit
Twenty four thousand pounds Currant Mony in Bills of Credit &c^a
should be Sent to the Upper House with a Message to reinforce it
or not Resolved in the Negative.
Captⁿ Gordon Appeared in the House this Day.
The following Message being prepared was ordered to be Entred
thus. [The text of this message is printed at page 369.]
And Sent to the Upper House by Major Hanson & Cap^o Gordon
who return and say they Delivered the same.
The Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act Providing what shall be good
Evidence to Prove foreign and other Debts &c. was read and As-
sented to by this House and Sent to the Upper House with the paper
Bill thereof by Maj^r King & M^r Chamberlain who return and say
they Delivered the Same.

p. 120

Coll^o Ward from the Upper House delivered to M^r Speaker the
following Paper Bills Viz. The Bill Entituled an Act for the Releif
of Christopher Gardiner a Languishing Prisoner in Baltemore
County Gaol. The Bill Entituled an Act against Ingrossers and
Regrators. The Bill Entituled an Act to Aid the Proceedings of
Some of the County Courts within this province. The Bill Entituled
an Act for raising a Duty of three pence p hogshead on all Tobacco
&c^a The Bill Entituled an Act Providing what shall be good Evi-
dence to Prove foreign and other Debts &c^a Severally thus Indorsed
Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Aug^t 4^th 1729

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

The Paper Bill Entituled an Act reviving and Continuing an Act
Entituled an Act to restrain the ill Practices of Attornys &c.
Indorsed thus