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

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

will Pass Sent to the upper House by M^r Moale and M^r Robert
Lloyd. The bill empowering the three Commissioners therein named,
Together with the Justices of Calvert County to repair the Court
House of that County by an Assessment on the Inhabitants thereof
read the second time and will pass. Sent to the upper house by M^r
Weems and M^r Hall, the bill Entituled an Act reviving an Act for
Licensing pedlars and Hawkers: read the second time and will not
pass, the bill Entituled, an Act reviving an Act Entituled a Supple-
mentary Act to the act Entituled, an Act laying an Imposition on
Negroes, &c. read the second time, and will pass, the bill Entituled
an Act to vest an Estate of fee simple of and in a Tract of Land
called Ropers Neck in Benj^a Howard, and for Settleing other Lands
of Equal value in lieu thereof: read the second time and will pass,
which two bills were sent to the upper House by M^r Gassaway and
Cap^t Ennalls. On motion, leave given to bring in a bill to add to
the Duty on rum Imported from any place except the place of
Growth. George Plater Esq^r from the upper House, delivers the
petitions of Levin Hill and Richard Dalton, Languishing Prisoners
in Ann Arundell County Goal, referred by the upper House, which
were here read and Granted.

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The House adjourned to the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock

May 26

Saturday Morning May 26, 1739.

The House met according to adjournment, on motion Leave
given to bring in a bill for applying a larger sum of money than
was raised by a former Act Towards Repairs of the Council House
the Stadt House, and the Parade in Annapolis. On motion, leave
given to bring in a bill for the better and more effectual payment
of his Lordships quit rents and Alienation fines. On Motion to
bring in a bill to empower the Sheriff, with assistance of two of
the Justices of the County, and the Surveyor, to summon a Jury
to return a plat in all Actions in Ejectment brought in the Pro-
vincial Court where the title relates to the bounds of Lands only the
Consideration thereof referred to the next Assembly.
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r from the upper House, delivers M^r
Speaker, the bill Entituled An Act for Cutting off the Entail of part
of a Tract of Land called Coopers purchase &ta. in Thomas Spald-
ing and Catharine his wife, &c. Indorsed. (See page 235.)

which bill was here read & passed for Ingrossing. and, a Petition of
William Biggs, a Languishing [prisoner] in S^t Marys County, In-
dorsed, referred to the Consideration of the Lower House which
Petition was here read and granted. On motion of a member, that a
bill be brought in to Quiet Possessions of Lands in persons who have