268 Assembly Proceedings, March 20, 1734/5-April 24, 1735.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Second Time And will Pass which Bill read here and passed for
Ingrossing.
George Plater Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill Entituled an Act reviving an Act Entituled an Act for the
Relife of Prisoners for Debt Indorsed. Read by the Upper [House]
the Second Time and will Pass the Continuance of the Law being for
Six Months from the end of this Session of Assembly. Which Bill
was Read here And With Amendments Passed for Ingrossing.
Philip Lee Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker the
following Message [This message is printed at page 198.]

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An Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act to Aid the Defect in the Cer-
tificate of Acknowledgment of a certain Deed of Conveyance between
William Pile and Elizabeth his Wife to Thomas Marshall &c.
An Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act reviving and Continuing the
Acts therein Mentioned, An Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act reviving
& Continuing An Act for relief of Prisoners for Debt, An Ingrossed
Bill Entituled an Act Repealing an Act Entituled an Act Against
Ingrossers and regrators Severally read and Assented to and sent to
the Upper House with the Paper Bills by Col Gale and M^r Tilghman.
Benjamin Tasker Escf from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill Entituled an Act to prevent Injuring Harbours &c. Indorsed.
Read the 2^d time and with the following Amendments will pass be-
tween the words Act And on in the 8^th Line of 3^d Page Insert the
following words for which Copy the said Naval Officer shall be
allowed Ten Shillings in the Publick Levy which Amendment is
agreed to by this House, And the Bill passed for Ingrossing.
M^r Dulany brings in the following Address Viz.
To His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governour of Maryland.
The Humble Address of the Lower House of Assembly

May it please your Excellency
We most greatfully Acknowledge that the Late Revenue Bill,
whereby the Right Honourable the Lord Prop^ty Condescended to
Accept of a Duty on Tobacco in Lieu of his Quit Rents, And Aliena-
tion Fines, and of Which his Lordship and Your Excellency on His
Lordships behalf at your first coming to this Government, were
pleased to offer a Continuance, was a very great Ease And Advan-
tage to the Inhabitants of this Province and that the Discontinuance

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4 of that method is attended with greater Difficulties and Inconve-
niences than could have been foreseen; which Difficulties must En-
crease in proportion to the Scarcity of Gold or Silver in the Country
and this House having Taken into Consideration the Hardships
under which the People must labour and being very Desireous to Come
into such Terms of payment of the said Rents and Fines, as may be