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ing to Thomas Whittington; Referred to the Consideration of the
Lower House.
Read the Petition of several the Inhabitants of Tockahoe Neck and
Tullies Neck in Queen Anns County praying that a Bill may be
brought in to Erect a Bridge at the Expence of the County from
Tullies Neck over the Beaver dams and Branch to Choptank Neck, or
Upper part of Tockahoe Neck; Referred to the Consideration of the
Lower House; the above Petitions Sent by Col. Tilghman
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight of the Clock.

March 20

Tuesday Morning 20^th March 1732
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday Except Col Ward
Read the second Time, the Bill Entituled an Act to Impower the
Inhabitants of Ann Arundell and Prince Georges County to make
the main Branch of the River Patuxent Navigable above Queen Ann
Town in Prince Georges County aforesaid, and with the following
Amendments will pass, One half of the Penalty to the Informer, and
the other halfe to be paid or Accounted for to the County Justices,
and by them applyed for the benefit of such person or persons, as
shall appear to them to have Cleared, or to be Concerned at their
own Expence in Clearing Such River, And the Words, for the
Several Petitioners af^d or other, in 25^th Line, and the Words, as
prayed by the Petitioners af^d in 26^th Line to be left out, and the
Temporary Clause to be Omitted, Sent by John Hall Esq^r
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodein Die post Meridiem
This House met again According to Adjournment

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Present as in the Morning with the Addition of Col Ward.

Read the Second Time the Bill Entituled a Supplementary Act
to the Act for the Ordering and regulating the Militia of this Prov-
ince for the better Defence and Security thereof and will pass,
Ordered to be so Endorsed, and sent to the Lower House by George
Plater and Edmund Jenings Esq^rs
A Bill from the Lower House by Col Gale and five more Entituled
an Act for Limitation of Officers Fees, thus Endorsed

By the Lower House of Assembly 20^th March 1732
Read the first Time and Ordered to lye on the Table.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Ct. Lo. Ho.