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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
An Act to revive an Act of Assembly Entituled a Supplementary
Act to the Act Entituled an Act for emitting and making Current
ninety thousand Pounds Current money of Maryland in Bills of
Credit and to restrain some evil Practices of Sheriffs under Colour
of the said Act committed; An Act reviving an Act of Assembly
Entituled an Act for the Advancement of Justice as also an Act of
Assembly Entituled a supplementary Act to the Act for Advance-
ment of Justice; An Act for 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 and for reviving
and continuing the supplementary Act thereto 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 ascertaining the Punishment of Criminals guilty of the said

U. H. J.

Offences, An Act to revive and continue an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled An Act for the better Relief of poor Debtors
An Act continuing an Act of Assembly of this Province Entituled
An Act for the more effectual Punishment of certain Offenders and
for taking from them the Benefit of Clergy; An Act for the Benefit
of the Poor and Encouragement of Industry; An Act continuing 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 and for taking 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 the Manner of trying of Slaves
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
A Bill from the Lower House by M^rs Magruder and Sheredine
Entituled An Act for Limitation of Officers Fees thus Endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly 15 July 1740

Read the first time and ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

By the Lower House of Assembly 16 July 1740
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl. Lo H.
Read the first time in this House and Ordered to lye on the Table

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