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dispose of forty nine Acres of Land Part of the Estate of Mary
Woodward and Elizabeth Woodward Infants, passed & sent by
Philip Thomas Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act to enable the Jus-
tices of Baltimore County Court to assess and levy on the taxable
Inhabitants of S^t Paul's Parish in the said County a Quantity of
Money for the Uses and Purposes therein mentioned and also to
divide the said Parish and for erecting Part thereof into a new One
passed with the following Amendments; The Words, And whereas
the af^d Benedict Bourdillon hath signifyed his Assent thereto by his
signing the said Petition in 16^th & 17^th Lines of Page 3^d to be left out
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.
Sent by Col Hollyday
An Engrossed Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Stoughton
& Martin Entituled An Act for laying out the Town anew commonly
called Snowhill Town in Somerset County thus subscribed 21 Octo^r
1742
Read & assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Read and assented to by this house & Ordered to be so subscribed
A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Wootton & Chesley Enti-
tuled An Act for dividing Prince Georges Parish in Prince Georges
County and for erecting a new One out of the same, thus Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 20 Oct^r 1742

U. H. J.

Read the first time & Ordered to lye on the Table
By the Lower house of Assembly 21 Oct^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
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 second time the Bill Ent^d An Act for issuing Writts of
Replevin out of the County Courts of this Province, & passed with
the following Amendments; Instead of the Preamble to the Bill
Insert the following One, Whereas It seems to this General Assem-
bly that It would be an Ease to the Inhabitants of this Province
especially those who live remote from Annapolis to have the Liberty
of issuing Writts of Replevin out of the several County Courts :
Instead of the Words shall be issued out of the several County Courts
of this Province where the Causes of Action shall respectively arise
under the seals of such Courts and returnable to the same County

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