224 Assembly Proceedings, July 13-July 29, 1731.

L. H. J.

The Petition of Thomas Taylor thus Endorst,

By the Upper house of Assembly 15^th July 1731.

Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower house of
Assembly.
Signed p Order. J^no Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

The Petition of Robert Linch thus Endorst,

By the Upper House of Assembly 15^th July 1731.

Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p Order. Jn^o Ross Cl Up. Ho.

The House Adjourns till Two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Thursday at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.
The House met according to Adjournment.
The Members were Called & all Present as in the Morning. M^r
Daniel Scott a Member of this House Appears this Afternoon.
The Petition of William Nimmo was read & Granted. The Petition
of Thomas Taylor was read & Granted The Petition of Robert Linch
was read & Rejected

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The following Message being read & Approved of [The text of
this message is printed at page 194.] Sent to the Upper House by
James Harris Esq^r and M^r Samuel Hanson, who return and Say
they Delivered the same.
A Motion was made by a Member of this House whether leave
shall be Given to bring in a Bill for regulation of Ordinary keepers,
The Question being put it was Carried in the Affirmative.
M^r George from the Committee of Laws brings in a bill Em-
powering the Justices of Calvert County to Levy on the Taxable
persons of that County any sum of Tobacco not Exceeding Ten
thousand pounds of Tobacco to pay for finishing the Court House
of the said County which was read the first and Second time by an
Especial Order & will pass. Signed p order W^m Cumming Cl.
Lo. Ho.
Sent to the Upper House by M^r Walter Smith & Maj^r Adderton
Skinner, They return & say they Delivered the same.
Mathew Tilghman Ward Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the following Message. [The text of this message is printed
at page 194.]
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Eight of the Clock