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

U. H. J.

p. 25

Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act to prevent the
false packing Tobacco and will not pass & sent by George Plater
Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Explanatory Act of the
Act Entituled an Act to encourage Adventurers in Iron Works and
passed, the last three Lines being omitted, & sent by Michael
Howard Esq^r
It is resolved by this house that it be an Instruction to the Com-
mittee appointed by this house to join the Committee of the Lower
house concerning his Lordships Answer to their joint Address, that
this House being sensible that it is not only unnecessary but indecent
to expect an Account of the neat Amount of the Receipt of his Lord-
ships Quit Rents & Alienation fines; Therefore that the said Com-
mittee do desire to be informed what Points or heads are intended
to be made the subject Matter of the Address proposed to be pre-
sented to the Governor concerning his Lordships Equivalent
A Bill from the Lower house by M^rs Hall & Wilson Entituled an
Act for erecting a Town in Kent County on the south side of Sassa-
fras River on a Tract of Land called Tolechester at the Place where
the ferry is now kept thus Endorsed

By the Lower house of Assembly 21 April 1736

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Read the first time & Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

By the Lower House of Assembly 29 April 1736
Read the second time & will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Read the first time in this house & Ordered to lye on the Table
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning
The following Message is sent by Edmund Jenings Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assembly 29 April 1736
Gentlemen
Although We have a reasonable and just Cause to complain of
the unparliamentary Method used by your House to inforce by
Message the Passage of a Bill which has received the Negative of
this house in this Session, & which Method can only tend to