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The Upper House. 197
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By the Upper House of Assembly 17th July 1731.
Gentlemen.
On Reading the Petition of Playter Onely & Stephen Pike here-
with sent, We had Occasion to inspect our Act of Assembly for
Regulateing the Current money of this Province; And we therein
find that the Method prescribed for regulateing the value of all other
Silver Coins Except Dog Dollars, and such Coins as are mentioned
in the Table, is so uncertain & difficult as renders it Impracticable;
And we likewise Observe that there is not any Regulation of Foreign
Gold, which is now the chief Currency we have in this Province,
We therefore think it Necessary that a bill be prepared this Session
for Regulating & Ascertaining the value of Foreign Silver and Gold
Coin in this Province, with which if your House Concurs a bill may
be prepared Accordingly.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.
Adjourned till Monday Morning Eight of the Clock
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U. H. J.
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Monday Morning 19th July 1731
This House met again According to Adjournment
Present
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July 19
p. 79
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The Honoble
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Charles Calvert Esqr
Col Richard Tilghman
Col. Matt. Tilgh. Ward
John Rousby Esqr
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Benjamin Tasker Esqr
Phillip Lee Esqr
Col John Rider
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Members of the Upper House.
Read the petitions of Richard Reaper Richard Greenway & Thomas
Lewis languishing prisoners in Ann Arundell County Goal, and re-
ferred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly.
Sent by John Rousby Esqr
Read the Petition of Ashbury Sutton Carpenter praying leave to
bring in a bill to Vest him with an Estate in fee in a Lott of Land in
the City of Annapolis laid out for a Carpenters Yard, and Rejected.
Read the second time the bill Entituled an Act for the Encourage-
ment of Linnen Cloth within this Province of Flax or Hemp of the
Growth thereof, and will pass with the following Amendment Viz.
The Linnen so made to Entitle persons claiming the benefitt of
this Act to be seven Eighths of a yard wide at the least, And a
Provisoe to be added; Where no such linnen shall be brought; The
Justices to Apply the Tobacco so levied to the use of the County the
Ensuing Year, Ordered to be so Endorsed.
Sent to the Lower House by Col. Ward.
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