412 Assembly Proceedings, July 11-August 8, 1732.

U. H. J.

By the Upper house of Assembly I^st Aug^t 1732

Read the second time & with the following Amendm^ts will pass,
that in 3^d line of the last page the words, to be, be left out, and that
the words in the same line, shall pay yearly, to the words, Twenty
Lotts, in 6^th line of the same page be left out, and the following words
incerted, shall be chargeable with and lyable to the payment of one
penny Current Money of Maryland p ann. for each Lott to the Right
Honourable the Lord Proprietary and his heires for ever.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Sent by George Plater Esq^r
A Message from the lower house with the Bills for relief of
Sundry poor Debtors by M^r Crabb & 12 more.

By the lower house of Assembly August I^st 1732
May it please Your Honours.
We are very much concerned that your Hono^rs have rejected the
Bills for relief of severall Languishing Prisoners, because this house
is very well informed that they are real objects of Charity and to
continue unfortunate Men in Close confinement cannot produce the
least Advantage to their Creditors or any body else but may be the
Loss of their Lives and add to the Calamities of their poor families.
These may be the Consequences of a long Confinem^t We have
Several Melancholly recent instances, And we hope your Honours
will so farr Compassionate the unhappy People who now apply to
the Legislature, as to agree to the Bill for enlarging such of them
as shall not Appear to have been guilty of fraud or Dishonesty. This
we the more earnestly Intreat your Honours to comply with from a
sence of the Sufferings of our fellow Creatures and fellow Sub-
jects, and to prevent the sad Consequences already mentioned, We
desire your Honours will pass the bill herewith sent.
Signed p order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

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Read the Petition of several of the Inhabitants of Queen Ann &
Dorchester Countys praying a bill may be brought in to lay out Thirty
one Acres for a Town on a Tract of Land called Bridge Town,
Referred to the Consideration of the Lower house of Assembly,
Sent by Phil. Lloyd Esq^r
Read the second time the bill Entituled an Act for the Erecting
a Town in Queen Ann's County on Chester River opposite to Ches-
ter Town &c. Ordered to be thus Endorsed.

By the Upper house of Assembly I^st August 1732.

Read the second time & with the following Amendm^ts will pass,
that in 19^th line of 5^th page the words, to be be left out, and that the