562 Assembly Proceedings, April 23-June 5, 1740.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 46

Land called William's Range lying in Prince Georges County and to
entail other Lands of equal Value in Lieu thereof, Read and Referred
to the Consideration of the [next] Assembly
A Bill Entituled An Act Reviving An Act, entituled a Supple-
mentary Act to the Act, entituled An Act laying an Imposition on
Negroes, and on Several Sorts of Liquors Imported, and also on
Irish Servants to prevent the Importing too great a number of Irish
Papists, into this Province Read the first time and Ordered to lie
on the Table.
The House Adjourns to two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
The Bill entituled, An Act Reviving An Act entituled a Supple-
mentary Act to the Act laying an Imposition on Negroes and on
several sorts of Liquors imported and also on Irish Servants to pre-
vent the Importation of too great a Number of Irish Papists into
this Province: Read the second time by an Especial Order and
Passed, which Bill and the following Message, was sent to the
Upper House by M^r Smith and M^r Edward Lloyd ( See page 488. )
Philip Lee Esq^r from the Upper House, delivers M^r Speaker the
following Message (See page 489)

p. 105

The House Adjourns to the Morrow Morning at nine of the Clock

May 27

Tuesday Morning May 27^th 1740
The House met according to Adjournment, &c^a
All present as Yesterday
M^r Thomas, M^r Robert Lloyd and M^r Read appeared in the House
this day

p. 106

The following Message. (See page 490.)
Sent to the Upper House by Col^o Hooper and M^r Aisquith A Bill
entituled An Act for Issuing and Paying out of the Office of the
Commissioners or Trustees for Emitting Bills of Credit Established
by Act of Assembly the Sum of £2562...10 Current money in Bills
of Credit, to be applied for the Encouragement of Persons voluntarily
Misting themselves in his Majesty's Service Read the first time and
Ordered to lie on the Table
A Bill entituled, A Supplementary Act to the Act, entituled An Act
for the Direction of Sheriffs in their Offices and restraining their
ill Practices within this Province. Read the first time and Ordered
to lie on Table.
On Reading the second time by an Especial Order, the Bill
entituled An Act for issuing and paying out of the Office of the