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Eodem Die post Meridiem

U.H.J.

This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
An Engrossed Bill from the Lower House by M^rs Harris and
Thomas Entituled An Act for the speedy and effectual Publication
of the Laws of this Province and for the Encouragement of Jonas
Green of the City of Annapolis Printer thus subscribed

23 June 1740
Read and assented to by the Lower House of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Read and assented to by this House and ordered to be so sub-
scribed
Read the Petition of Benjamin Howard of Ann Arundel County
praying Leave to bring in a Bill to cutt off the Entail of a Tract of
Land lying in the said County called Ropers Neck and to entail other
Lands of equal Value in Lieu thereof; Read the Petition of Joseph
Williams and Richard Snowden of Ann Arundel County praying
Leave to bring in a Bill to cutt off the Entail of a Tract of Land
called Williams Range lying in Prince Georges County and to entail
other Lands of equal Value in Lieu thereof; and also Read the Peti-
tion of John Lang Rector of S^t James's Parish in Ann Arundel
County praying Leave to bring in a Bill to enable him to lease the
Lands bequeathed to the Use of the said Parish by James Rigby and
Nicholas Terrett, for Three Lives or Twenty One Years, reserving
an Annual Rent payable to the Minister of the said Parish for the
time being, Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly and sent by Col Hollyday.
Read the Petition of the Vestrymen and Others, Inhabitants of
Queen Anns Parish in Prince Georges County praying Leave to
bring in a Bill to levy on the taxable Inhabitants of the said Parish
seventy Pounds Currency towards compleating the Repairs of the
Chappel built by M^r Henderson and his late Wife, and that the said
Chappel may be deemed a Chappel of Ease of the said Parish
Read the Petition of Thomas Spalding and Catherine his Wife of
S^t Marys County praying Leave to bring in a Bill to cutt off the
Entail of a Tract of Land called Coopers Purchase lying in the said
County and to Entail other Lands of Equal Value in Lieu thereof,
the aforegoing Petitions are referred to the Consideration of the
Lower House of Assembly and sent by Edmund Jenings Esq^r

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Read the Petition of Michael Taylor a Languishing Prisoner in
Custody of the Sheriff of Prince Georges County praying Relief, and
also Read the Petition of William Mawduit of Prince Georges
County Gent against Relieving the af^d Michael Taylor, Ordered that
Taylors Petition be Endorsed, Referred to the Consideration of the

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