The Upper House. 167

Read the first time the several Bills following viz. An Act reviv-
ing An Act of Assembly of this Province entituled An Act for the
speedy Recovery of small Debts out of Court before a Single Jus-
tice of the Peace, 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 entituled An Act for Advancement of Justice
as also an Act of Assembly entituled A Supplementary Act to the
Act for the Advancement of Justice; An Act to revive and continue
an Act of Assembly of this Province entituled An Act for the better

U.H.J.

Relief of poor Debtors; An Act to revive an Act of Assembly of
this Province 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,
Ordered to lie on the Table
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
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

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Friday Morning 5 June 1741
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Read the Petition of John Pollard of Dorchester County and re-
ferred to the Consideration of the next Session of Assembly and
ordered that notice be given to all Persons concerned of such
Application
Read the Petition of William Barefoot languishing Prisoner in
Ann Arundel County Goal and of Patrick M^cVey in Talbot County
Goal praying Relief Referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly and sent by Col^o Harris
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
Read the first time the Bill entituled An Act for the Trial of all
matters of Fact in the several Counties where they have arisen or
shall arise and Ordered to lie on the Table

June 5