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and in Part of a tract of Land called Coopers Purchase in Thomas
Spalding and Catherine his Wife and to entail other Lands lying
in S^t Marys County in Lieu thereof and passed & sent by Benjamin
Tasker 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

A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Dulany and Twelve Others
Entituled An Act for Limitation of Officers fees thus Endorsed

By the Lower House of Assembly 19 May 1739
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 23^d May 1739
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara CI Lo H.

U. H. J.
No. 734

Three Engrossed Bills from the Lower House by Mess^rs Wootton
& Harris One 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 ascer-
taining the Punishment of Criminals guilty of the said Offences,
One Entituled an Act reviving an Act for the Advancement of
Justice, as also an Act of Assembly Entituled a Supplementary Act
to the Act for Advancement of Justice, & the Other Entituled An
Act reviving and continuing the several Acts therein mentioned
severally thus subscribed

24 May 1739
Read and assented to by the Lower House of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Two Engrossed Bills from the Lower House by Mess^rs Lloyd
and Ennals One Entituled An Act reviving an Act for Naturaliza-
tion, and One Entituled An Act for continuing an Act of Assembly
of this Province Entituled An Act ascertaining the Gauge and Tare
of Tobacco hogsheads and to prevent cuting croping and defacing
Tobacco taken on board Ships or Vessels upon Freight Severally
thus subscribed
24 May 1739
Read and assented to by the Lower House of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara CI Lo H.

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