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A Message from the Lower house with the Bill for dividing Prince
Georges County by Mess^rs Sprigg and Magruder
By the Lower house of Assembly 26 Octo^r 1742
May it please Your Honours
The place mentioned in the Bill Entituled An Act to divide Prince
Georges County, and to erect a New One by the name of Frederick
County, is, We conceive the most proper at present for building a
Court house on; in as much as we apprehend another County must
probably in a few years be laid out to the Westward of Monococy,
and further up the River Patowmeck, so that we cannot agree with
your proposed Amendments, save only to that Part thereof, wherein
you propose five hundred Pounds instead of Two hundred and fifty ;
and therefore hope you will pass the Bill with the Amendment of
that Part only Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo Ho.

A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Lloyd & Goldsborough
Entituled An Act to enable his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r or
the Governor for the time being to purchase four Acres of Land
within the fence of the City of Annapolis for the use of the Publick,
and to build thereon a Dwelling house and Other Conveniencies for
the Residence of the Governor of Maryland for the time being and
to repeal Part of Other Acts therein mentioned: thus Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 21 Oct^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 26 Oct^r 1742
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

U. H. J.
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Read the first time in this house & Ordered to lye on the Table
An Engrossed Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Stoughton &
Sheredine Entituled An Act for raising three half Pence Sterling
on all Tobacco exported out of this Province for the Use of the Gov-
ernor; thus subscribed
25 Octo^r 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
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
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

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