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Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning with the Addition of Philip Thomas
Esq^r

U. H. J.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

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Tuesday Morning 12 Octo^r 1742
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday with the Addition of Col Hammond
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
Read the Petition of John Pollard of Dorchester County praying
Leave to bring in a Bill to repeal an Act of Assembly Entituled An
Act for Relief of Tobias Pollard and John Pollard of Dorchester
County Gent made at a Session of Assembly held at the City of
Annapolis Anno 1711; Rejected
Read the Petition of John Digges of Prince Georges County Gent
praying Leave to bring in a Bill to exempt such Hands as are
actually employed about his Copper Works from the Payment of
Levies, from training or mustering, and clearing the high Ways,
for such a term of Years as shall be thought reasonable Referred to
the Consideration of the Lower house of Assembly & sent by Philip
Thomas Esq^r
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

October 12

Wednesday Morning 13 Octo^r 1742
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
An Engrossed Bill from the Lower House by Mess^rs Hall and
Hammond Entituled An Act to prevent the ill Practices of Sheriffs
in the Collecting & Payment of the Publick & County Levies thus
subscribed
12 Octo^r 1742

October 13

Read & assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Read & assented to by this house & Ordered to be so subscribed
Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the Afternoon

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