378 Assembly Proceedings, March 19 1735/6-April 10, 1736.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Post Merediem
The House met According to Adjournment.
The Petition of Gideon Pearce read and granted A Bill to Erect
a Town in Cecil County read the first time and ordered to Lye on the
Table.
Ordered that Col Gale purchase a flag for the use of the Publick.
The House Adjourns untill Monday Morning at 9 of the Clock.

March 29

Monday Morning March 29^th 1736.
The House met According to Adjournment
All Present Except M^r Tench Francis
Captⁿ Edward Wright a Representative of Queen Anns County
Appeared in the House This morning.
Ordered that no Petition be Received in this House after to
Morrow.

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Mich^l Howard Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message. [See page 325.]
The following Message by the Lower House of Assembly [See
page 325.]
Sent to the Upper House with the Bill by M^r Magruder and Major
Jordan.
A Supplementary Act, to an Act Entituled an Act for the Direc-
tion of Sherrifs in their Offices, and restraining their 111 Practices
within this Province Read the first time and ordered to Lye on the
Table.
Col Ward from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker the Bill
Entituled a Supplementary Act, to the Act Entituled an Act for the
Tryal of all matters of fact &c. Indorsed by the Upper House read
and passed with the amendment which Bill here read, and passed,
for Ingrossing.
A Bill Entituled an Act for the Better Explaining and Carrying
into Due Execution some parts of an Act of Assembly of this Prov-
ince Entituled an Act for makeing and Emitting Current Ninety
thousand pounds Current money of Maryland, in Bills of Creditt
read the first time and ordered to Lye on the Table.
Col King Delivers M^r Speaker the following Reporte

By the Committee of Accounts Mar. 29, 1736

Your Committee upon Inspection into the Treasurers account of
the Western Shore laid before them this Session, find an Article
Charged therein of fifty pounds Current money paid upon the order

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of Both Houses last Session to M^r W^m Rogers, for his Services Done
in the paper Currency Office which order your Committee find was