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purchasing of Land whereon to build Gaols and towards the building
repairing Gaols in the several Countys as near as may be to the
several County Court Houses.
The Bill Entituled an Act for laying out the Town a New called
Marlborough Town &c. was read the second time & passed and sent
to the Upper House by M^r Crabb & Coll^o Belt, Who return and say
they Delivered the same.
The House Adjourns untill to Morrow Morning at Eight of the
Clock.

L. H. J.

Saturday Morning Aug^t the 28^th 1731.

The House met according to Adjournment. The Members were
Called & all Present as Yesterday. The proceedings of yesterday
were read.
Maj^r King Maj^r Hanson M^r Crabb & Cap" Gordon are appointed a
Comittee to inspect into the Condition of the Stadt House and to
Report to the House what Reperations they think Necessary to be
made.
M^r Samuel Chamberlain Produced to the House a Receipt from M^r
William Hunt Merchant in London, which was Ordered to be Entred
on the Journal in these words Viz.

Aug. 28

Received of M^r John Hanbury by Samuel Chamberlain bill of
Exchange on him One hundred & fifty pounds Sterling Money & in
part of the sum of three hundred and Eighty one pounds Eighteen
Shillings & Ten pence Ordered by the General Assembly of the Prov-
ince of Maryland the thirteenth June One thousand seven hundred
& thirty to be Transmitted into my hands by Frances Ungle Adminis-
tratrix of Robert Ungle for the use of the said Province I acknowl-
edge to have received the Above said sum as Witness my hand this
Eleventh day of March Anno Dom. One thousand Seven hundred
& thirty for which I have given another Receipt on said bill of this
Date. W^m Hunt.
Testis Samuel White.

Which said Receipt is Ordered to [be] left with the Clerk of this
house It being resolved that this House should proceed to Consider

Immediately of a Tobacco Law, And the previous Question being put

was Resolved in the Negative.
Coll^o Ward from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker a bill
Entituled an Act to Oblige the several Officers within this Province
to write their fees in words at full Length &c. Indorsed thus,

By the Upper House of Assembly 25^th Aug^t 1731.
Read the first time & Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order J Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

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