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of Great Brittain Merchants read the Second time and passed, which
four Bills Sent to the Up^r House by M^r Hemsley and M^r Trippe.
Col Gale and Col Dasheils two representatives of Somerset
County Appeared in the House this morning.
Edmund Jennings Esq^r from the Up^r House Delivers M^r
Speaker The Bill Entituled an Act for Continuing an Act of
Assembly of this Province Entituled an Act to prevent Cutting up
Tobacco Plants destroying of Tobacco and Tobacco Houses &c.
The Bill Entituled an Act for the further assessment of Twenty
Thousand pounds of Tobacco on The Taxable Inhabitants of Dur-
ham Parish in Charles County to be Applyed to the finishing a new
Church in the said Parish already began to be built.
The Bill Entituled an Act for the further Assessment of so
much money on the Taxable Inhabitants of King and Queen Parish
in S^t Mary's and Charles Countys as will Build a new Church in
that part of the Parish which [is in] St. Mary's County. The Bill
Entituled an Act Relateing to ihe Placeing and Building a prison in
Somerset County.
The Bill Entituled an Act for the Building a Court House and
Repository for the Records in Leonard Town in S^t' Marys County.
The Bill Entituled an Act to Continue an Act Entituled an Act for
raiseing a Duty of three pence p hh^d on all Tobacco Exported out
of this Province for the uses therein mentioned.
The Bill Entituled an Act Enableing the Commissioners for
Emitting The Bills of Credit Established by Act of Assembly to pay

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to the Representatives of the Severall Countys the Sum of five hun-
dred Pounds Each all Severally Indorsed.

By the Upper House of Assembly April 23^rd 1736.
Read the Second time and will pass.
Signed p order. J Ross Ci. Upper House.

M^r Dulany Col Gale M^r Hammond M^r Key and M^r Denton Ap-
pointed a Committee to Enquire into former proceedings of this
House Relating to the passing of Bills and to make The Report to
the House On Motion leave Given to Bring in a Bill to Restrain the
Ill practice of Sheriffs, Michael Howard Esq^r from the Up^r House
Delivers M^r Speaker the Bill Entituled An Act for Building a publick
Goal in Annapolis Indorsed read the second time and will pass, the
word less Grievous being Incerted instead of Tolerable.
The House Adjourns Untill to morrow morning g of the Clock.

p. 658

Saturday April 24^th 1736
The House met According to Adjournment &c.

April 24