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Eight in the forenoon until twelve, and from two in the Afternoon
until five with which alteration Desire your Concurrence
Signed p Order M Macnemara Ci. Lo. Ho.

Adjourned till Monday Morning Nine of the Clock

U. H. J.
Black Book
No. 3
Letter
No. 113
Lib. No. 33
p. 252 .

Monday Morning 19th March 1732
This House met again according to Adjournment

March 19

Present as on Saturday

A Bill from the Lower House by Messrs. Warfield and Sprigg
Ent'ituled An Act to Impower the Inhabitants of Ann Arundell and
Prince Georges Counties to make the Main Branch of the River
Patuxent Navigable above Queen Ann Town in Prince Georges
County aforesaid; thus Endorsed

By the Lower House of Assembly 19^th March 1732
Read the first and second time by an Especial Order and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Ci. Lo. Ho.

Read the first time in this House and Ordered to lye on the Table
The following Message being prepared is sent to the Lower House
by Col Ward

By the Upper House of Assembly 19^th March 1732
Gentlemen
We are willing that the Hours of Sitting for the Dispatch of the
Publick Business be from Eight of the Clock in the forenoon until
twelve and from two in the afternoon until five as proposed in your
Message of 17^th Instant by M^rs Hammond and Nedels
Signed p order John Ross Ct. Up Ho.

Read the first Time the Bill prepared in this House Entituled A
Supplementary Act to the Act for the Ordering and regulating the
Militia of this Province for the better Defence and Security thereof,
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

Read the Petitions of several the Inhabitants of Talbot and Dor-
chester Counties praying that a Bill may be brought in for laying
out a Town on the West side of Choptank River on the Land belong-

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