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M^r Hall acquaints M^r Speaker M^r Thomas Jennings had taken
the several Oaths to the Government signed the Oath of Abjuration
repeated and signed the Test, and had taken the Oath of Office to
each Committee
On Motion Leave given to bring in the following Bills, viz. A Bill
entituled an Act to revive an Act of Assembly of this Province Enti-
tuled A Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act for Emitting
and making current Ninety Thousand Pounds Current Money of
Maryland in Bills of Credit and to restrain some evil Practices of
Sheriffs under Colour of the said Act committed
A Bill Entituled An Act to revive an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled An Act for the better Relief of poor Debtors
A Bill Entituled an Act reviving an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled an Act for the speedy Recovery of small Debts
out of Court before a Single Justice of Peace
A Bill Entituled A Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an
Act for the Relief of Debtors and ascertaining the manner of Ten-
ders in Tobacco and to the Supplementary Act thereto
A Bill entituled An Act for reviving an Act of Assembly Enti-
tuled an Act for relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from
some Aggrievances in the Prosecution of Suits at Law, and for re-
viving and continuing the Supplementary Act thereto
On Motion of a Member Leave given to bring in a Bill to obtain
Writts of Replevin out of the several County Courts
William Stoughton Esq^r from the Committee of Laws delivers
M^r Speaker a Bill entituled An Act to revive an Act of Assembly
of this Province Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act entituled
An Act for Emitting and making Current 90000 £ Current Money of
Maryland in Bills of Credit and to restrain some evil Practices of
Sheriffs under Colour of the said Act committed; Which Bill was
read the first time, and Ordered to lie on the Table
The House Adjourns until 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
This day being appointed for the Consideration of the Lord
Proprietarys Speech to both Houses this Session the Consideration
thereof is referred to Wednesday next
On Motion of a Member that a Committee be appointed to inspect
the Public Goal in the City of Annapolis and the Usage of the

L. H. J.

Prisoners therein
M^r Smith, William Stoughton Esq^r M^r John Goldsborough
M^r William Wilkinson and M^r Henry Hall are appointed A Com-
mittee to enquire into the affair and make Report to the House

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