68 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 28, 1737.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

The Bill Entituled an Act for the further Explaining and Carry-
ing into Execution an Act for Laying out and Applying £3500
Current money of Maryland to the uses therein mentioned read the
Second time passed and Sent to the Up^r House by Col Hooper and
M^r Richard Francis.
The House Adjourns untill 2 of the Clock in the afternoon

Post Merediem The House met according to Adjournment &c.
A Supplementary Bill to the Acts Entituled the Acts for the Relief
of Debtors and ascertaining the manner of Tenders in Tobacco.
Read the first Time and ordered to Lye on the Table.
The House Adjourns untill to morrow morning at 9 of the Clock

May 19
p. 709

Thursday morning May 19^th 1737

The House met according to Adjournment &c.
A Petition of Nicholas Lowe and Others late Sheriffs of Talbot
County and of John Goldsborough The present Sheriff read and
rejected
On motion of a Member leave given to bring in a Bill for ascer-
taining the Manner of payment of fees due from Criminal persons.
Col King from the Committee of Accounts brings in an Account
of the publick Stock signed by Col Charles Hammond as Treasurer
of the western Shore upon which the House resolved to make En-
quiry into the Commission by which he has acted as such and into
the former Manner of Appointing Treasurers and ordered that Col
Gale M^r Stoughton M^r Key and M^r Tench Francis make Enquiry
and make report thereon to the House.
The House Adjourns untill 2 of the Clock in the afternoon.

Pose Merediem. The House met according to Adjournment &c.
The Bill Entituled an Act to Empower the Justices of St. Marys
County Court to purchase Lands whereon to build a prison read the
second time, and will pass Sent to the Up^r House by M^r Key and M^r
Waughop.
The Bill Entituled a Supplementary act to the Act Entituled an
Act for the relief of Debtors and ascertaining the manner of Tenders
in Tobacco read the second time and will pass Sent to the Up^r House
by Col Hooper and M^r Hall.
The Bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an
Act for the more Effectual Punishment of Negroes and Other Slaves
and for Takeing away the Benefit of Clergy from Certain Offenders
and to an Act Entituled an Act to prevent the Tumultuous meeting
and Other Irregularities of Negroes and Other Slaves and Directing