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

U. H. J.

young Servants or Slaves from Thirteen to Sixteen years of Age
into the number of Tobacco makers will greatly Increase the Quantity
thereof, which is designed to be Restricted by the Committees how-
ever to shew our good Inclinations towards the making a Bene-
ficial Tobacco Law, which at this time the Calamitous Circumstances
of the country makes absolutely necessary. We shall not disagree
with you in the Alterations made by your House Provided the
Members of the former Committee or any other of Your House
have it in Charge to propose a Sufficient Satisfaction to the Lord
Proprietary for such Deficiency in the Quantity of Tobacco as shall
be found to Arise from the Execution of the proposed Tobacco bill ;
Upon which Terms We shall appoint the same persons as were of the
former Committee to Join the Members of Your House for the
preparing and bringing in a Bill accordingly.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight of the Clock

May 29

Friday Morning 29^th May 1730.
This House met again according to Adjournment.
Present as yesterday.

A Message from the Lower House by Coll^o Greenfield & M^r Sam^l
Hanson

p. 18

By the Lower House of Assembly May the 29^th 1730
May it please Yo' Honours.
In answer to Your Message of the 28th Instant by Philemon
Lloyd Esq^r This House hath appointed the same Gentlemen that were
of the former Committee to Join the Members of your House to pre-
pare and bring in a Tobacco bill, and given them in charge to pro-
pose an Equivalent to the Lord Proprietary for the Deficiency that
shall be Occasioned by the Execution thereof.
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read the petition of the Vestry and Majority of the Parishioners
of S^t Pauls Parish in Baltemore County and referred to the consider-
ation of the Lower House of Assembly.
Read the Petition of John Nicholson and James Mackintosh
Prisoners in Ann Arrundel County Goal and Ordered to be sever-
ally thus Endorsed

By the Upper House of Assembly 29^th May 1730

Read and Referred to the consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly and that the sheriff have the preference of the Prisoners