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

L. H. J.

that they make Allowances to his Lordships Council of State for
their Ferriages
The House Adjourns to the Morrow Morning at nine of the Clock

June 15

Monday Morning June 15. 1741

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
The Bill entituled An Act to cut of and Bar the entail of part of a
certain Tract of Land called Williams's Range in Prince Georges
County and to settle other Lands in Lieu thereof was Read second
time and will Pass
Sent to the Upper House by Doctor Carroll and M^r Thomas
A Bill brought in from the Committee of Laws entituled An Act for
the Relief of Nicholas Hammond Peter Topping Edward Cooley
Henry Templeman, William Bafoot, Ann Rind Widow Mary Penn
languishing Prisoners in Ann Arundel County Goal Joseph Maccles-
ter a languishing Prisoner in Somerset County Goal and Patrick
M^cVey a languishing Prisoner in Cecil County

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Which was Read the first time and Ordered to lie on the Table
M^r Dulany from the Committee of Laws brings in a Bill entituled
An Act for the better Administration of Justice in Testamentary
Affairs Granting Administrations Recovery of Legacies securing
filial Portions and Distributions of Intestates Estates and for Repeal-
ing the several Acts therein mentioned
And It being moved that the Bill be referred for the Consideration
of the next Assembly, the same is referred and Ordered that M^r Jonas
Green Print 85 Copies of the Bill that he deliver one Copy to his
Excellency the Governor one Copy to each Member of the Upper
House and the remaining Copies to be sent to the Sheriffs of the
several Counties to be delivered to the Representatives of the Coun-
ties for the time being by them to be dispersed

Ordered that the Printer carefully stitch and Interleave each Copy
Ordered also that the same Number of the Copies of the Acts of
Assembly of the Colony of Virginia, relating to Testamentary and
Administration Affairs and manner of passing Accounts thereon,
and the Fees allowed there by Law for the same be Printed for the
Perusal of the People of Maryland and be stitched up interleaved and
transmitted as before directed
Ordered that M^r Dulany and Doctor Carroll collect and procure
Copies of such Acts of the Laws of Virginia and Extracts as afore-
said which are necessary to be Printed
Ordered that the Printer make Marginal Notes to the Bill before
mentioned for which and Printing he is to be allowed by the Publick
forty shillings a Sheet
M^r Calder is added to the Committee of Aggrievances