The Upper House. 233

Read the Petition of Thomas Taylor a languishing Prisoner in
Cecil County Goal, Thomas Bennight John Pitts James Magrah,
Thomas Wight, and John Beachum in Talbot County Goal, and
William Burroughs in Kent County Goal Rejected, the Petitioners
not having complyed with the Resolve of this House relating to
Insolvent Debtors
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 second time the Bill Entituled an Act for continuing an
Act of Assembly of this Province Entituled An Act ascertaining
the Gauge & Tare of Tobacco hh^ds and to prevent cuting cropping
and defacing Tobacco taken on board Ships or Vessels upon Freight,
and passed with the following Amendment after the Word, As-
sembly, in the last Line, add these Words, and to the End of the
next Session of Assembly that shall happen after the End of the
said three years & sent by Philip Lee Esq^r

U. H. J.
No. 734

Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act empowering the
Reverend John Lang Rector of St. James's Parish and his Suc-
cessors to lease Lands and passed with the following Amendments,
in 21^st Line instead of the Words, are not to, put, shall not, and in
the next Line instead of the Words, or sell or dispose of the Timber
growing: thereon otherwise than for the Support and maintaining-
their Plantations, put these Words, or make Use of any Timber
growing thereon otherwise than for the Improvements or support of
any Plantation or Plantations on the said Lands
Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act reviving and con-
tinuing the several Acts therein mentioned and passed
Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act reviving An Act
Entituled An Act for Naturalization and passed
Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act reviving an Act
Entituled an Act for Advancement of Justice as also an Act of As-
sembly Entituled a supplementary Act to the Act for Advancement
of Justice and passed
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for continuing an
Act of Assembly of this Province Entituled an Act to prevent cuting
up Tobacco Plants destroying of Tobacco and Tobacco Houses and
for ascertaining the Punishment of Criminals guilty of the said
Offences and passed
Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act repealing an Act
Entituled an Act for the speedy and effectual Publication of the
Laws of this Province and for the Encouragement of William Parks

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