236 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 12, 1739

U. H. J.
No. 734

Two Engrossed Bills from the. Lower House by Mess^rs Sheredine
& Hall One Entituled An Act repealing an Act for the Speedy
and effectual Publication of the Laws of this Province and for the
Encouragement of William Parkes of the City of Annapolis Printer
as also One other Act Entituled an Act reviving an Act of Assembly
Entituled an Act for the Speedy and effectual Publication of the
Laws of this Province and for the Encouragement of William
Parkes of the City of Annapolis Printer and also One other Act
Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act for the
more speedy and effectual Publication of the Laws of this Province
and for the Encouragement of William Parks of the City of Annapolis
Printer; the Other Entituled an Act empowering the Justices of
Prince Georges County to levy on the taxable Inhabitants of Queen
Anns Parish in the said County the sum of One hundred Pounds
Current Money of Maryland for the Uses therein mentioned, thus
subscribed
24 May 1739
Read and assented to by the Lower House of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Nine of the Clock

May 25
p. 29

Friday Morning 25^th May 1739
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday with the Addition of Col, Hammond
Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act for the Tryal of
all Matters of Fact in the several Counties where they have arisen
or shall arise, and will not pass, sent by Col Hammond
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for ascertaining
the Gauge of Barrels for Pork and Beef and the neat Quantity of
Pork and Beef to be therein contained, and passed with the follow-
ing Amendments Viz. the Gauge of the Barrels to be 31 1/2 Gallons,
in 2^d Line of 2^d Page from the Word, professing, to the Words, set
up, in 5^th Line of the same Page to be left out and the following
Words inserted, that shall wittingly and knowingly make or set up
or cause to be made or set up after the said nine and twentieth Day
of September, in 10^th Line of 5^th Page instead of the Words, use of
the County School where the Offence, shall be committed, put, Right
honourable the Lord Proprietary his heirs and successors for and
towards the better Support of this Government, in last Line of the
same Page instead of, three, say two, in I^st Line of 6^th Page leave
out, or any Two of them, in 2^d Line after the Word, are, put, or any
One of them is, in 6^th Line of the same Page instead of, them or
some other three, put, any two, sent by Edmund Jenings Esq^r