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

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

The Bill Entituled an Act for Continuing an Act of Assembly of
this province Entituled An Act to prevent Cutting up Tobacco plants
Destroying Tobacco and Tobacco Houses and for ascertaining the
punishment of Criminals guielty of the said offences read the second
time passed and Sent to the upper House by M^r Robert Lloyd and M^r
Osborn Sprigg, a bill Entituled an Act to prevent the Injuring Har-
bours within this province, a bill Entituled an Act Enlargeing the
Jurisdiction of the County Courts within this province, a bill En-
tituled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act to limit
the Continuance of Actions in the Severall Courts within this Prov-
ince and ascertaining the manner of Taking the Evidences of Sea-
faring men and for granting appeals from the Chancery Court to
the Governour and Council which bills were Severally read the first
time and ordered to lye on the Table.
The bill Entituled an Act Impowering the Justices of Prince
Georges County to levy the Taxable Inhabitants of Queen Anns
Parish &c. the Sum of one Hundred pounds &^ca Read the second time
and passed. Sent to the upper House by M^r Wootton and M^r Os-
born Sprigg.
George Plater Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the Petition of Sundry persons interested in the Lots in Snow hill
Town.
The Petition of Revin Patterson and Stephen Julian Peter Hen-
rickson and Charles Patty, and the Petition of William Ratcliff
Queen Anns County severally Indorsed referred to the Consideration
of the Lower House of Assembly. The Petition of Sundry persons
Interested in the lots in Snow hill Town read and Granted, on
reading the bill Entituled an Act for Limitation of officers fees the
Question was put whether the word Judge applied to the Register
in the land office shall stand or the words his Lordship Agent or
Regester in the land office be Incerted. Resolved the words his Lord-
ships Agent or Register in the Land office be Incerted.

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For the word his Lordships agent or Regester in the land office

M^r Read.

M^r Smallwood

M^r Edward Sprigg

M^r Wilson

M^r Goldsborough

M^r Wootton

M^r Calder

M^r Robert Loyd

M^r Osborn Sprigg

M^r Carroll

M^r Brannock

M^r Magruder

M^r Gassaway

Coll Colvill

M^r Clayton

M^r Weems

M^r Sheredine,

M^r Pemberton

M^r Hall

M^r Matthews

M^r Courts

M^r Caswell