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

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

The Petition of Benjamin Howard of Ann Arundell County pray-
ing leave to bring in a bill to Cut of the Entail of a tract of Land
Called Ropers Neck and to Entail Lands in lieu etc Read and leave
given to bring in a bill as prayed.
The Petition of Joseph Williams and Richard Snowden praying
Leave to bring in a bill to Cut of the Entail of a tract of Land lying
in prince Georges County Called Williams Range and to Entail
Lands in Leiu etc Read and Ordered that Coll: King M^r Golds-
borough M^r Gale M^r Henry Coll Colville and M^r Hynson make
Enquiry into the facts Contained in the Petition and Report the
same.
The House adjourned untill the Morrow Morning 9 of the
Clock.

May 15

Tuesday Morning May 15^th 1739

The House met according to adjournment. The Several Pe-
titions praying leave to have a Road Cleared thro, the County from
Annapolis to Manoccacy Conijachola and other Back Settlements
being this Day Read were Referred to the next Session of Assembly.
On motion of a member ordered that the Committee of Aggrivances
make Inspection into the Laws by which the Officers receive the
Several Duty's on Tobacco in this province and make report thereof.

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M^r Dulany Chairman of the Committee apointed to prepair an
officers fee Bill makes Report To M^r Speaker that in rating the fees
in the several Courts of this Province it appears to that Committee
a hardship to rate the fees accrueing in the admiralty office in To-
bacco in Regard the Suitors in that Court were in the Generality
Persons not Residing in this Province and those who were not Con-
cerned in Making Tobacco, and Desired to know the Sense of the
House whether that Committee might not be Impowered to rate
Those fees in Money.
Ordered by the House that it be a Direction to the Committee to
rate the Several fees in the Admiralty Court in Money, on Motion
leave given to bring in a bill to ascertain the Gauge of Barrells for
pork and Beef and the nett Quantity to be Contained therein. Coll
Gale from the upper House Delivers M^r Speaker a Petition of
Thomas Spalding, and Kathrine his wife recomended from the upper
House praying leave to Bring in a bill to Dispose of an Estate in
fee simple in a Tract of Land Called Coopers Purchase upon Settle-
ment of a tract Called Crackburns purchase for the same Estate
which Petiton was Read and ordered that Coll King M^r Golds-
borough M^r Gale M^r Henry Coll Colvill and M^r Hynson Enquire
into the facts Contained therein and Report the Same.
James Hollyday Esq^r from the upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill Entituled an Act to Continue an Act etc Entituled an Act