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Parish in Prince Georges County Indorsed, Referred to the Con-
sideration of the Lower House of Assembly. The Petition being
here Read by which it is prayed that a bill may be Brought in to
levy one Hundred pounds Current Money on the Taxable persons
of said Parish Towards Ground Ceiling, for, and Repairing the
Chappell in the said Parish built by the Reverend M^r Henderson his
Espouse deceased, and that the said Chappell may be deemed a Chap-
pell of the said Parish and at all times hereafter be Repaired etc.
at the Parish Charge. Leave given to bring a bill. The House
Adjourned untill 2 of the Clock in the afternoon

Post Merediem. The House Met according to adjournment.
George Plater Esq^r from the upper House Delivers M^r Speaker a
Petition of Joseph Williams and Richard Snowden Praying Leave
to bring in a bill to Cut of the Entail of a Tract of Land Called
Williams Range and to Entail Lands in leiu etc. and the Petition of
Benjamin Howard praying leave to bring in a bill to Cut of the
Entail of a Tract of Land Called Ropers Neck and to Entail Lands
in Leiu thereof, a bill Entituled an Act for Isuing writs of Replevin
out of the County Courts Read the first time and ordered to lye on
the Table.
Philip Lee Esq^r from the upper house Delivers M^r Speaker a
petition of the Inhabitants about Monoccacy and above the mountains
on Potomack River on the Back part of Virginia, a Petition of the
Inhabitants at and about Monoccacy Creek. A Petition of the
Inhabitants to the Northward of the Blue Ridge alias Chenandore
Mountain, by which Petition the Several Petitioners pray a Road
may be Cleared through the Country from the City of Annapolis for
the more Easy Carrige of their Grain Provisions and other Com-
moditys which Petitions by the upper House are Indorsed Recom-
mended to a Consideration of the Lower House
The Several Petitions read and Referred for Consideration on
the morrow. The bill Entituled an Act for the Benifit of the poor
and Encouragement of Industry Read the second time passed and
Sent to the upper House by M^r Henry and M^r Gale. Benjamin
Tasker Esq^r from the upper House Delivers M^r Speaker the Bill
Entituled an Act to Continue an Act of Assembly of this province
Entituled an Act for the Better releif of poor Debtors. Indorsed by
the upper House of Assembly May the 10^th 1739 Read the first time
and Ordered to lye on the Table and Thus by the upper house of As-
sembly 14^th May 1739 Read the second time and will pass with the
following Amendment, after the word, Assembly at the End of 5^th
Line add these words, and to the End of the next Session of Assem-
bly that shall Happen after the End of the said three years.
Signed p Order J Ross Cl: Up^r House

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45