296 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 12, 1739.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

the Continuance of Causes in the Provincial Court and Adjourn-
ments of that Court as also a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled
an Act for the Tryal of all matters of fact in the several County's
where they have arisen or shall arise the Continuance of Causes in
the Provincial Court and Adjournment of that Court and for Con-
tinuing the Same and for the Continuing of Causes in the Provincial
and County Courts and to enlarge the time for taking out Executions.
Which Bills were Severally Read the first time and Ordered to lye
on the Table.
Coll^o Hammond from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker a
petition of Abraham Wood of S^t Mary's County Taylor Indorsed,
recommended by the Upper House of Assembly to the Consideration
of the Lower House of Assembly, by which the petitioner prays leave
to bring in a Bill to Empower him and his Assigns Solely for the
space of 21 Years to build Mills which the petitioner has Discovered
the way of, by which Mills Corn or other Grain may be Ground
without the help of Wind Water or Horses which petition was Read
and Granted.
On Motion leave given to bring in a Bill to Enlarge the Jurisdic-
tion of the County Courts. Leave given to bring in a Bill to Em-
power the County Courts to Issue Writs of Replevin.
The House Adjourned untill the Morrow Morning at nine of the
Clock.

May 9

Wednesday Morning May 9^th 1739.
The House met according to Adjournment.
The Bill Entituled an Act to continue an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an
Act for Emitting and making Current ninety thousand Pounds Cur-
rent Money of Maryland in Bills of Credit and to restrain some evill
Practices of Sherriffs under colour of the said Act Committed Read
the second time and passed. Sent to the Upper House by M^r
Goldsborough and M^r Hall.
The Debate concerning the Entry in the last Journal whether a
Meeting or Session being this day further Debated, a Considera-
tion thereon was referred to this Day three Weeks.
The House Adjourned untill two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

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Post Merediem. The House met according to Adjournment.
a Bill Entituled an Act for continuing an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled an Act to prevent the making of Seconds and a
Bill Entituled an Act for continuing an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled an Act to prevent Cutting up Tobacco plants
destroying of Tobacco and Tobacco Houses and for ascertaining the
Punishment of Criminals guilty of the said Offence Severally Read
the first time and ordered to lye on the Table.