The Upper House. 195

Friday Morning 16^th July 1731.
This House met again According to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday
Read the Petition of Joseph Beckett Richard Sympson and Wil-
liam Robinson Languishing Prisoners in Ann Arundell County
Goal and George Clagett a Languishing Prisoner in Prince Georges
County Goal and referred to the Consideration of the lower House
of Assembly.
Read the petition of the Inhabitants of Upper Marlborough in
Prince Georges County and referred to the consideration of the lower
House of Assembly.
Read the petition of the Visitors of the free School in Cecill
County and referred to the Consideration of the lower House of
Assembly.
The foregoing petitions are sent down by Col. Tilghman
Read the first time the bill Entituled An Act Impowering the
Justices of Calvert County to Levy on the Taxable persons of that
County any Sume of Tobacco not Exceeding Ten Thousand pounds
of Tobacco to pay for the finishing the Court House of the s^d County
and ordered to lye on the Table.
A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Tolly and M^r Hamilton
Entituled an Act for the Continuance of Process in Baltemore County
Court thus Endorsed.

By the lower House of Assembly 16^th July 1731
Read the first and second time by an Especial Order and will pass.
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read the first time in this House and ordered to lye on the Table.
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

U. H. J.

July 16

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again According to Adjournment.
Present as in the Morning.
Read the Petition of Richard Smith of Prince Georges County
praying leave to bring in a bill to protect his person from Confine-
ment upon Surrendering his Effects to his Creditors and Rejected.
Read the Petition of Daniel Bateman Languishing Prisoner in
Ann Arundell County Goal and William Burston languishing Pris-
oner in Prince Georges County Goal and referred to the Consider-
ation of the lower House of Assembly
Sent by Col. Holland.

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