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County, referred to the Consideration of the Lower house of Assem-
bly & Both sent by Sam^l Chamberlain Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Ent^d An Act to revive An Act of
Assembly of this Province Ent^d An Act for the better Relief of poor
Debtors, passed & sent by Coi Harris.

U. H. J.

Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning with the Addition of George Plater Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act to prevent the ill
Practices of Sheriffs in the Collecting and Payment of the Publick
& County Levies and passed with the following Amendments In 9^th
Line of 4^th Page between the Words, Oath, and, to, put these Words
to the best of his Knowledge, in 9^th Line of Page 5^th, instead of the
Words, of some certain Place to be therein mentioned, in every such
District, where, put, that, and in the Line following, leave out the
Words, on the Saturday, and insert, at the Court house on a certain
Day to be in the said Notice mentioned: And the Words, within
the District where such Inhabitant, shall live, in 7^th & 8^th Lines of
Page 6^th to be left out. Signed p Order Jn^o Ross Cl Up H.
sent by Coi Hammond
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

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Saturday Morning 9 Octo^r 1742
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as yesterday
Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act for the Tryal of all
Matters of fact in the several Counties where they have arisen or
shall arise, passed, and sent by Col Hollyday
Read the Petitions of John West, Robert Brashieres, Paul Busey,
William Clements, Edmund Melton, Samuel Peck Robert Walmesley

October 9

and Thomas Brown languishing Prisoners for Debt in several of the
County Goals of this Province referred to the Consideration of the
Lower house of Assembly & sent by Samuel Chamberlain Esq^r
Adjourned till Monday Morning ten of the Clock

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Monday Morning 11 Octo^r 1742
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r | Levin Gale
The honble- George Plater Esq | Chamberlayne Esq^r
Edmund Jenings Esq^r | Col James Hollyday Daniel Dulany Esq^r

October 11