114 Assembly Proceedings, July 7-29, 1740.

L. H. J.

P. 173

Col^o Harris from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the Bill
reviving An Act of Assembly of this Province entituled An Act,
Ascertaining the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco Hogsheads and to
prevent Cutting Cropping and Defacing Tobacco taken on Board
Ships or Vessels upon Freight
The Bill Reviving An Act to prevent the Injuring Harbours
within this Province
And the Bill reviving the supplementary Act to the Act entituled
An Act laying an Imposition on Negroes and sundry sorts of Liquors
imported, and also on Irish Servants to prevent the Importing too
great a number of Irish Papists into this Province
Severally Indorsed. (See page 26)
Which said Bills were here severally Read and Passed for In-
grossing
Col^o Hammond from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the
Bill, entituled An Act for the Benefit of the Poor and Encourage-
ment of Industry Indorsed (See page 26)
And the Bill entituled An Act for ascertaining the Gauge of
Barrels for Pork and Beef and the neat Quantity of Pork and Beef
to be therein contained Indorsed (See page 27)
The Bill entituled An Act for the benefit of the Poor and encour-
agement of Industry was here Read and Passed for Ingrossing
The House Adjourns to 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem

James Holliday Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Petition of William Burros a languishing Prisoner in Kent
County Goal, the Petition of Samuel Deavor a languishing Prisoner
in the Custody of the Sheriff of Ann Arundel County, and the Peti-
tion of James Carter of Cecil County Milwright Praying to be dis-

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charged from their Several Imprisonments. Which Petitions were
severally Read and Granted
The Petitions of Michael Taylor, Nicholas Hammond, William
Burros, and James Carter, were severally Granted.
An Ingrossed Bill, entituled An Act reviving An Act of Assembly
of this Province entituled An Act to prevent cutting up Tobacco
Plants destroying of Tobacco and Tobacco Houses, and for Ascer-
taining the Punishment of Criminals Guilty of the said Offences
An Ingrossed Bill entituled An Act Reviving an Act entituled An
Act to prevent the Injuring Harbours within this Province
An Ingrossed Bill, entituled An Act Continuing An Act of As-
sembly of this Prov^e entituled A Supplementary Act to the Act
entituled An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Negroes and
other Slaves and for taking away the Benefit of Clergy from certain
Offenders, and to An Act entituled An Act to prevent the Tumul-