220 Assembly Proceedings, May 26-June 22, 1741.

L. H. J.

An Ingrossed Bill impowering the Justices of Prince Georges
County to levy on the Taxable Inhabitants of Queen Anne Parish
in the said County the Sum of 100£ Current Money of Maryland for
the Uses therein mentioned was Read and Assented to and sent to
the Upper House with the Paper Bill by M^r Wootton and M^r Hall
An Ingrossed Bill entituled An Act impowering the three Com-
missioners therein named together with the Justices of Calvert
County Court to Repair the Court House of that County by an
Assessment on the Inhabitants thereof was Read and Assented to
& sent to the Upper House with the Paper Bill by M^r Smith and
M^r Brome
William Stoughton Esq^r from the Committee of Laws delivers
M^r Speaker A Bill entituled A Supplementary Act to the Act enti-
tuled An Act for the relief of debtors and ascertaining the manner of
Tenders in Tobacco, and to the Supplementary Act thereto
Which Bill was read the first time and Ordered to lie on the Table
M^r Magruder from the Committee of Aggrievances &c^a delivers
M^r Speaker the following Report.
By the Committee of Aggrievances and Courts of Justice June 12.
1741
Whereas Complaint has been made to Your Committee that Per-
sons Travelling the Kings High Ways of this Province are stopt
and hindered in their Journeys and prosecuting their Lawful Affairs
tho' of never so great Importance Publick or Private by means of
the Restraint laid on the several Ferries on such Highways by his
Lordships Agents and Ministers who by vexing and terryfying
People with vexatious Law Suits and Heavy Fines who should
(as usual it had been) transport or carry over such Ferries in the
Highways aforesaid his Majestys Subjects unless they should have

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first Compounded with his Lordships Agents or Ministers for an
exhorbitant and Yearly Sum to be Paid out of their Labour by Way
of a Fine for a License for so doing by means whereof Persons com-
modiously Scituate on the Banks of Bays Rivers and Inletts on such
Highways and whose Property the Shore stands and Landings Con-
tiguous to such High Ways are intimidated and prevented from
Necessary Boats and convenient Vessels from transporting and carry-
ing over such Bays Rivers Creeks and Inletts his Majestys Subjects
to the great delay and hindrance of Business Publick and Private
and manifest Prejudice of his Majestys Liege and dutiful Subjects
That his said Lordships Agents and Ministers take upon them-
selves to Rate what shall be paid by his Majestys Subjects for passing
over such Publick Ferries being the Kings Highways and of late
have doubled such Rates which the People are necessitated to Pay
or otherwise their Affair to be entirely obstructed: and have likewise
increased the Fines for such Ferry Licenses