The Upper House. 9

Saturday Morning 7^th May 1737
This house mett again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday

Read the first time the Bill Prepared in this house Entituled a
Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act for Explaining and
Carrying into Execution An Act Entituled an Act for laying out and
Applying three thousand five hundred pounds Current Money of
Maryland to the uses therein Mentioned; Ordered to Lye upon the
Table
A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Hanson and Francis
Entitled an Act for the more effectuall Punishment of certain Offen-
ders and for taking from the Benefit of Clergy thus Endorsed

By the Lower house of Assembly 4^th May 1737

Read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl L H.

By the Lower house of Assembly 7^th May 1737

Read the Second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl L. H.

Read the first time in this house & Ordered to Lye on the Table
Read the first time the Bill prepared in this house Entituled an Act
for the ease and Encouragement of Settlers on the remote and back
parts of this Province, Ordered to Lye on the Table
Adjourned till Monday Morning nine of the Clock

U. H. J.
Lib. No. 33
May 7

Monday Morning 9^th May 1737
This house met again according to Adjournment

May 9

Present

The
honble

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Michael Howard Esq^r
Edmund Jenings Esq^r

James Hollyday Esq^r
Coll: Hammond

Read the Second time the Bill prepared in this house Entituled
a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act for the Explaining
and Carrying into Execution an Act Entituled an Act for laying out
and Applying three thousand five hundred pounds Current Money
of Maryland to the uses therein Mentioned, Passed, and Sent by
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning with the Addition of George Plater Esq^r

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