286 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 21-Oct. 29, 1742.

U. H. J.
October 20

Wednesday Morning 20 Octo^r 1742
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday with the Addition of Col Hammond
A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Colvill & Smalwood
Entituled An Act for raising a Duty of three half Pence Sterling
p hh^d on all Tobacco exported out of this Province for the Use of
the Governor thus Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 15 Octo^r 1742
Read the first time & Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
By the Lower house of Assembly 19 Octo^r 1742
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

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Read the first time in this house & Ordered to lye on the Table
A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Gordon & George Enti-
tuled An Act for raising three half pence Sterling for Every hh^d of
Tobacco exported out of this Province for Payment of an Agent in
Great Britain for the service of this Province, thus Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 19 Octo^r 1742
Read the first time & Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
By the Lower house of Assembly 20 Octo^r 1742
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Read the first time in this house & ordered to lye on the Table
An Engrossed Bill from the Lower house by M^rs Hyland and
Harrison Entituled An Act enabling the Justices of Cecil County to
levy on the taxable Inhabitants of S^t Mary Anns Parish in the
County af^d the sum of Eight hundred Pounds, thus subscribed

20^th October 1742

Read and 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
An Engrossed Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Sprigg and
Hindman Entituled A supplementary Act to the Act Entit^d an Act
for the repairing the Damages already sustained in the Records of
the Land Secretarys Comissarys and County Court Offices and for
security of the same Records for the future; thus subscribed

20^th Octo^r 1742

Read & assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

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Read & assented to by this house & Ordered to be so subscribed