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to Appear and that the Clerk of this House send them a Copy of the
said Petition.
A Bill from the lower House by M^r Hemsly and M^r Chamberlin
Entituled a Supplementary Act to an Act Entituled an Act for set-
tling the rates of Foreign Silver Coins within this Province thus
Endorsed.

By the Lower House of Assembly 23^d July 1731
Read the first time and ordered to lye on the Table.
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.

By the lower House of Assembly 24^th July 1731

Read the second time & 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.

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again According to Adjournm^t
Present as in the Morning Except Co^l Holland Co^l Tilghman Co^l
Ward & Phillip Lee Esq^r
A Bill from the lower House by Major Hanson and M^r Scott
Entituled an Act to Enable the Clerk of the Provincial Court or the
Clerk of Baltemore County Court to Record a Deed of Bargain and
Sale from Thomas Gibson to James Kingsbury and to make the same
Deed Valid, thus Endorsed.

By the lower House of Assembly 24^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.

U. H. J.

Read the first [time] in this House and ordered to lye on the Table.
An Engrossed bill from the lower House by M^r Beale and M^r
Worthington Entituled an Act to Supply some defects in a Deed of
Bargain and Sale from Audry Taylard late of S^t Mary's County
widow to Philemon Hemsley & Mary his wife of a Lott or portion
of ground lying in Annapolis now in the possession of the Hono^ble
Charles Calvert Esq^r thus Subscribed.

24th July 1731

Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.

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