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

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Your committee most humbly conceive that the taking such Bonds
as aforesaid is Illegal and more Especially for Fees before the same
become due is Extortion but the same is Humbly Submitted to the
Consideration of your Honourable House.
Signed by Order of the Committee S. Bordley, Clerk

On Consideration of this Report, Ordered that the same be with-
drawn and that the State and Proceedings of and in the several
Offices be separately Reported
An Account of the Attendance of several Persons that went by
the directions of the Governor and Council to discover Indians sup-
posed to have committed Murder on some of the back Inhabitants
was read in the House and Ordered that the several persons be al-
lowed according to the Allowances in the Militia Law and that the
Committee of Accounts enquire into the truth of the charge and
that the allowance be made accordingly
This House adjourned until Monday Morning at nine of the
Clock

May 28

Monday Morning May 28, 1739
This House met according to Adjournment, &c^a
Col^o Gale from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the Bill
Entituled An Act for Limitation of Officers fees Indorsed. (See
page 240.)

Col^o Hammond from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the
Bill Entituled An Act for the benefit of the Poor and Encouragement
of Industry Indorsed (See pages 221 and 240.)
which Bill with the Amendment passed for Ingrossing

James Holliday Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill Entituled An Act Enlarging the Jurisdiction of the County
Courts within this province. ( See pages 238 and 240. )

Edmund Jenings Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill Entituled an act empowering the Justices of Calvert County
to repair the Court House &c^a Indorsed. (See pages 238 and 240.)
which Bill was here read and Passed for Ingrossing

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George Plater Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
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^a and the Bill Entituled An Act reviving an act Entituled