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By the Upper House of Assembly 28th August 1731.
Gentlemen
This being a bill for Assessment of the Taxable persons in St
Pauls pish not only toward building a Church but alsoe a Chappell,
which being contrary to the Petitioners Request this House cannot
Agree thereto unless the said Bill be altered so as the Tobacco be
Applied to the building a Church only.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.
An Engrossed bill from the lower House by Mr Wilson & Mr
Thompson Entituled an Act to Oblige the Severall Officers within
this Province to write their fees in words at full length & for Clerks to
deliver bills of Cost if required, thus Subscribed
28th August 1731.
Read & Assented to by the lower House of Assembly
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.
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Read & Assented to by this House & Ordered to be so subscribed,
the paper bill so Endorsed is sent to the lower House by Col Rider.
Adjourned till Monday Morning Eight a Clock
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Monday Morning 30th August 1731.
This House met again According to Adjournmt
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Aug. 30
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Present
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The Honoble
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Charles Calvert Esqr
Col. Richd Tilghman
Col. M. Tilgh. Ward
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John Rousby Esqr
Benja Tasker Esqr
Col. John Rider
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Members of the Upper House
Read the petition of the freeholders & other Inhabitants of Queen
Ann's County praying leave to bring in a bill to lay out a Town on
a point of Land commonly known by the name of the prize house
point on Chester River in Queen Ann's County and referred to the
Consideration of the lower house of Assembly.
Sent by Benjamin Tasker Esqr
Read the second time the bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to an
Act Entituled an Act for Setling the rates of foreign Silver Coin
within this Province & will pass with the following Amendmts That
instead of the word Money, in the first, fifth, Seventh, & Eighth, lines
of the second page put, Gold
And we alsoe Observe that all foreign Silver Coins not mentioned
in the Act of Assembly for Setling the rates of foreign Silver Coins
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