14 Assembly Proceedings, May 21-June 16, 1730.

U. H. J.

of a Parish was made lyable to the same Penaltys for non Attendance
as a Vestryman as other Vestrymen are was Objected unto, as Sub-
jecting the Minister too much to the power of the Vestry
I hope these Observations will give you some light into what you
desire, and induce you to avoid the like Objections for the future,
that We may not make Laws that may prove ineffectual
Benedict Leonard Calvert

Read the Petition of Thomas Worsley a Languishing Prisoner in
Ann Arrundell County Goal and referred to the Consideration of the
Lower House of Assembly, bent to the Lower House by John Hall
Esq^r
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning nine of the Clock

May 27

Wednesday morning 27^th May 1730.
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday
Adjourned till Two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die Post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning

Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Committee of both Houses pro-
duces to this House heads of a Tobacco Bill

At a Committee of both Houses of Assembly met at M^rs Jordans
May 26^th 1730 to consider of a Tobacco Law Present

The Hon^ble

Philemon Lloyd Esq^r
Richard Tilghman Esq^r
and Philip Lee Esq.^r

-Of the Upper House

Coll^o Greenfield
M^r Dulany

Major Harris

M^r Jennings
M^r Samuel Hanson
M^r Key

Of the Lower House

p. 14

The Committee chose The Honourable Philemon Lloyd Esq^r
Chairman and Richard Lewis Clerk
Your Committee having taken into Consideration The heads of a
Bill for restraining people from making too great a quantity of
Tobacco, and being of Opinion that unless the quantity hereafter to
be made be very considerably reduced below what hath been made for
Several Years past All other Provisions will in all Probability be
ineffectual Your Committee therefore Submit to the Consideration