The Lower House. 217

The Bill entituled An Act impowering the Justices of Calvert
County to repair the Court House &c^a was Read and Passed for
Ingrossing
The Petition of the Rector of Saint Pauls Parish in Baltimore
County; Read and Referred to the Consideration of the next
Assembly
The Bill entituled A Supplementary Act to the Act entituled An
Act for repairing the damages already sustained in the Records of
the Land Secretarys Commissarys and County Court Offices &c^a
Read the second time and will Pass
The Bill entituled An Act for the cutting of the Entail and in-
vesting an Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple in Part of a Tract of
Land called Coopers Purchase in Thomas Spalding and Catherine
his Wife Read the second time and will Pass
The Bill entituled An Act to prevent the Exportation of Indian
Corn for the time therein limited was Read the second time and
on the Question put will Pass
The House Adjourns until two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment
The Bill entituled An Act to Prevent the Exportation of Indian
Corn for the time &c^a sent to the Upper House by M^r Smith and
M^r Harris
The Bill entituled A Supplementary Act to the Act entituled An
Act for repairing the Damages already sustained in the Records
of the Land Secretarys Commissarys and County Court Offices &c^a
sent to the Upper House by Col^o Hanson and Captain Gist
The Bill entituled An Act to cut of the Entail of a Tract of Land
called Coopers Purchase &c^a sent to the Upper House by Col^o Hooper
and M^r Wootton
On Motion Leave Given to bring in a Bill to make Payment to
M^r Charles Sewall for Land heretofore Settled by Act of Assembly
for the Use of the Choptank Indians
Ordered that the Committee of Laws prepare and bring in a Bill
accordingly Col^o Gale from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
a Petition of Nicholas Hammond a languishing Prisoner in Ann
Arundel County Goal Indorsed Referred by the Upper House to
the Consideration of the Lower House, which was here Read &
Granted
The House Adjourns to the Morrow Morning at nine of the Clock

L. H. J.

Thursday Morning June 11, 1741
The Members of the Lower House of Assembly that were Present
Yesterday except the Honourable Speaker met according to Ad-
journment

June 11