124 Assembly Proceedings, July 7-29, 1740.

L. H..J.

An Act of Assembly of this Province Entituled A Supplementary
Act to the Act Entituled An Act for the more effectual Punishment
of Negroes and other Slaves &c^a The Bill entituled An Act for the
Benefit of the Poor and Encouragement of Industry. The Bill enti-
tuled An Act reviving An Act entituled An Act to prevent the
Injuring Harbours within this Province The Bill entituled An Act
continuing An Act of Assembly of this Province entituled An Act
for the more effectual Punishment of certain Offenders &c. The Bill
entituled An Act reviving the supplementary Act to the Act laying
an Imposition on Negroes &c^a The Bill entituled An Act for the
speedy and effectual Publication of the Laws of this Province and for
the Encouragement of Jonas Green of the City of Annapolis Printer
And the Bill entituled An Act for the Relief of Samuel Deavor &c^o
Severally Indorsed. The Ingrossed Bill Whereof this is the Originall
is Read and Assented to.
Edmund Jenings Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill entituled An Act reviving An Act of Assembly of this Prov-
ince entituled An Act for the speedy Recovery of small Debts before
a Single Justice of Peace; And the Bill Entituled An Act reviving
An Act of Assembly entituled An Act for relieving the Inhabitants
of this Province from some Aggrievances in the Prosecution of Suits
at Law Severally Indorsed By the Upper House of Assembly
July 29^th 1741
Read the second time and will not Pass
Signed p Order J Ross Cl Up Ho.

The House Adjourns to 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House met again according to Adjournment
The Address to the Kings most Excellent Majesty was Ordered
to be Entred on the Journal and was as followeth.

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To the Kings most Excellent Majesty
The Humble Address of the Delegates of the Freemen of the
Province of Maryland in General Assembly Convened
May it please Your Majesty
We Your Majestys dutiful Subjects the Delegates of the Freemen
of the Province of Maryland beg leave to Offer our most sincere
Congratulations on the Glorious Success of Your Arms in the West
Indies in an unavoidable War Your Majesty has been Obliged to
Undertake in Vindication of the Honour and Dignity of your Im-
perial Crown and the Rights of your Injured People
On the first Notice of your Majestys Intentions of raising Troops
in America We were with the earliest who Chearfully and Unani-
mously Granted A Bounty for Encouraging Levies and raising Five
hundred Men which Considering our Scarcity of People was the