The Upper House. 19

Read and Assented to by this house and Ordered to be so Sub-
scribed the paper Bills so Endorsed are sent to the Lower house by
George Plater Esq^r
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
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning nine of the Clock

U. H. J.
Lib. No. 33

Saturday morning 21 May 1737
This house met again according to Adjournment

May 21

Present as yesterday

Read the Second time the Bill Entituled an Act to Dock the Entail
of a Tract of Land called Wilsons Grove in the County of Ann
Arundell and vesting the same in Lewis Duval in fee simple and for
Settling other Lands and Tenements to the same uses, passed and
sent by George Plater Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act to Empower the
Justices of St. Maries County Court to Purchase Land whereon to
Build a Prison; passed and Sent by Michael Howard Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act Empowering the
Justices of Cecil County Court to Levy on the Taxable Inhabitants
of S^t Stephens North Sassafras Parish the sum of two hundred and
Eighty pounds Current money of Maryland at two equall Asses-
ments, Passed and sent by Philip Lee Esq^r
Read the Petition of Gideon Pearce of Kent County praying that
a Bill may be brought in impowering the Commissioners named by
the Act past, last Session to purchase and lay out Sixty Acres of Land
in Kent County for a Town called George Town, to execute the
Powers given by the said Act, or to impower such other Persons to
Execute the same as this Assembly shall think proper; Referred to
the consideration of the Lower house and sent by Coll Hammond.
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for securing the
Rights and Inheritance of Sundry persons to the Lotts by them taken
up paid for and Built upon in Leonard Town in S^t Maries County ;
Passed and Sent by Edmund Jenings Esq^r
A Message from the Lower house by Mess^rs Gouldsborough &
Nedels Entituled an Act to encourage the Apprehending some Felons
and for trying accessarys to Felonies by them Committed before Con-
viction of the Principals thus Endorsed.

p. 470