152 Assembly Proceedings, May 3-23, 1738.

U. H. J.

No. 33

tion of Grain Bread and Flour so far as relates to the exportation of
Wheat Bread and Flour only Passed and sent by Benjamin Tasker
Esq^r

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Read the second time the Bill entituled an Act to Prohibit the
Importation of & selling Horses in this Province brought from any
Colony Province Plantation or Place on this Continent into this
Province passed and sent by Col^o Ward
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem die Post Merediem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the morning
Adjourned till to Morrow morning nine of the Clock

May 11

Thursday Morning 11 May 1738
This house met again according to adjournment
Present as yesterday

Read the Petition of Benjamin Howard of Ann Arunde.ll County
praying Leave to bring in a Bill to Cut of the Entail of a Tract of
Land called Ropers Neck Containing 230 Acres and to settle a tract
of Land called Ovenwood Thickett containing 200 Acres and part
of a Tract of Land called Fowlers Range containing 30 acres in Lieu
thereof Recommended to the Consideration of the Lower house of
Assembly and sent by Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill entituled an Act to impower the
Justices of Prince Georges County to raise levy and assess the money
therein mentioned on the taxable Inhabitants of Queen Anns Parish
in said County to repair the Chappel in the said Parish and for
applying part of what Tobacco or money shall be hereafter Levied
on the Application of such Vestry men and Church Wardens to the
keeping the same Chappel in Repair for the future passed with the
following Amendments in the 14^th Line of the first Page the
words, and likewise a Convenient warm Room with a fire Place, for
accommodation of such of the said Parishioners as shall resort to the
said Chappel to be left out & sent by George Plater Esq^r
Read the Petition of John Lang Rector of Saint James Parish in
Ann Arundell County praying a Bill may be brought in to enable
him to lease the lands bequeathed by James Rigby & Nicholas Tenett
to the Minister of the said Parish for three Lives or twenty One
Years reserving an Annual Rent payable to the Minister of the said

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Parish for the time being Recommended to the Consideration of
the Lower house of Assembly and sent by Philip Lee Esq^r