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

U. H. J.
October 27

Wednesday Morning 27 Octo^r 1742
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as yesterday except George Plater Esq^r

The following Message with the Bill for dividing Prince Georges
County is sent by Daniel Dulany Esq^r

By the Upper house of Assembly 27 Oct^r 1742
Gentlemen
We are well informed that the Place where you propose to have
the Court house for Frederick County, is very inconvenient for the
Back Inhabitants, for whose sake principally that County is pro-
posed to be erected; and We cannot think the Prospect or Expecta-
tion of a future Division of the intended new County, any Reason
to subject the People to Inconveniencies in the mean time: And We
hope, that if ever such a Division shall happen, that Care will be

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taken to do everything for the Ease and Advantage of the Inhabi-
tants, which is the only View we have had, and still have in insisting
on them Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.
The Engrossed Bill Entituled An Act to enable Caleb Dorsey of
Ann Arundel County Gent to sell and dispose of forty nine Acres of
Land Part of the Estate of Mary Woodward and Elizabeth Wood-
ward Infants, thus subscribed
By the Upper house of Assembly 27 Octo^r 1742
Read and assented to by the Upper House of Assembly
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.
Sent to the Lower house with the Paper Bill by Samuel Chamber-
laine Esq^r; the said Paper Bill is brought from the Lower house by
Mess^rs Gordon and Tasker thus Endorsed.

By the Lower Ho of Assembly 27 Ocf 1742
The Engrossed Bill whereof this is the Original is read and
assented to Signed p Order M Macnemara G Lo H.
A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs King & Wootton Enti-
tuled An Act for raising three pence Sterling p hh^d on all Tobacco
to be exported for purchasing Arms & Ammunition for the Defence
of this Province; 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 27 Oct^r 1742
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara G Lo H.
Read the first time in this house & Ordered to lye on the Table
Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the Afternoon