160 Assembly Proceedings, May 3-23, 1738.

U. H. J.
No. 33

By the Lower house of Assembly 15^th May 1738
Read the first time and ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl Lo. H.

By the Lower house of Assembly 16th May 1738
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Read the first time in this House and Ordered to lye on the Table
Read the Petition of Charles and Clement Sewall Executors of the
last will and Testament of Nicholas Sewall late of Saint Marys
County Esq^r deceased praying Leave to bring in a Bill whereby they
may be allowed a Compensation for a tract of Land called Darby
lying on Choptank River containing three thousand acres taken away
from their Testator by Act of Assembly Anno 1669 in favour of the
Indians and which said Land is still Possesed by the said Indians
Referred to the Consideration of the Lower house of Assembly and
sent by James Holliday Esq^r
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die Post Merediem
This house met again according to Adjournment

p. 531

Present as in the morning with the Addition of Philip Lee Esq^r
Three Engrossed Bills from the Lower House by Mess^rs Smith
and Swan one entituled an Act reviving an Act of Assembly entituled
An Act to prevent the Injuring Harbours within this Province and
for repealing the Act therein mentioned one Entituled an Act reviv-
ing an Act of Assembly entituled an Act concerning Ordinaries and
for the better regulating of Inn holders and Ordinary Keepers
within this Province the other Entituled an additional Supplementary
Act to the Act Entituled an Act for the Trial of all matters of Fact
in the several Counties where they have arisen or shall arise the
Continuance of Causes in the Provincial Court and Adjournment of
that Court severally thus subscribed

16 May 1738.

Read and assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo. H.

Read and Assented to by this house and Ordered to be so Sub-
scribed
Adjourned till to morrow Morning nine of the Clock