420 Assembly Proceedings, April 20-May 6, 1736.

U. H. J.

his Interest in obtaining the Liberty of importing European Salt
into this Province directly from the Place of its Growth
Signed p Order John Ross Ct Up H.

The following Message is sent by Col Hammond

By the Upper house of Assembly 28 April 1736
Gentlemen
Col Ward being appointed One of the Conferees to consider of
the Subject Matter of his Lordships Address to both houses, this
house hath named Cot Hammond to join the Members of your
House in an Enquiry into the State and Condition of the Arms
and Ammunition
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.

Four Engrossed Bills from the Lower house by Mrs. Magruder
and Stoddert One Entituled an Act for continuing an Act of As-
sembly of this Province Entituled an Act to prevent cutting up To-
bacco Plants destroying of Tobacco & Tobacco and for ascertaining
the Punishment of Criminals guilty of the said Offences.
2^d An Act for building a publick Goal in Annapolis
3^d An Act relating to the placing & building a Prison in Somerset
County

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4^th An Act enabling the Comm^rs or Trustees for emitting the
Bills of Credit established by Act of Assembly to pay to the Repre-
sentatives of several Counties the sum of five hundred pounds Each
severally thus subscribed

28 April 1736
Read and assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Read and assented to by this house and ordered to be severally so
subscribed, the Paper Bills so Endorsed are sent to the Lower house
by Edmund Jenings Esq^r
A Message from the Lower house by M^rs Francis & Key

By the Lower house of Assembly 28 April 1736
May it please your Honours
This house hath appointed M^r Dulany Col Gale, M^r Key and M^r
Richard Francis to join Michael Howard Esq^r in preparing an
Address to the Lord Proprietary concerning the Importation of
European Salt.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Adjourned until two of the Clock in the Afternoon