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

L. H. J.

M^r Jonas Green Printer allowed to Print the Votes and Resolves
of this House at the Allowance made usually
The Governor communicated to M^r Speaker the following Answer
to the Address of this House viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly
I thank you very sincerely for your Address, and for the Obliging
manner in which it was delivered Give me Leave to assure you from
the Knowledge I have of his Lordship, I am confident he will main-
tain your Just Rights equally with his own. Nothing in my Power
shall be wanting, that may promote the Happiness of the Country
and it is with Pleasure that I accept the Promise you are so kind
to give me of making my Government easy Thomas Bladen
William Stoughton Esq^r from the Committee of Laws delivers
M^r Speaker A Bill entituled An Act for reviving An Act of Assem-
bly Entituled An Act for relieving the Inhabitants of this Province
from some Aggrievances in the Prosecution of Suits at Law and for
reviving and continuing the supplementary Act thereto
And A Bill entituled An Act reviving and continuing an Act of
Assembly of this Province Entituled An Act for the speedy Recov-
ery of small debts out of Court before a single Justice of the Peace
Which Bills were severally Read and Indorsed.
Read the first time and Ordered to lie on the Table
The House Adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

Sept. 25

Saturday Morning September 25^th 1742

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
The following Message (See page 269)
Was sent to the Upper House by Captain Sheredine and M^r Pem-
berton
The 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 ninety Thousand Pounds Current
Money of Maryland in Bills of Credit and to restrain some evil Prac-
tices of Sheriffs under Colour of the said Act committed Was Read
a second time, and on the Question put, Passed in the Negative
On Motion of a Member for Leave to bring in a Bill to restrain
evil Practices of Sheriffs, committed in Receipt and Payment of
Public dues, Leave given and Ordered that the Committee of Laws
prepare and bring in such Bill accordingly

p. 320

M^r Calder from the Committee of Laws brings in a Bill entituled
An Act to Enforce the Collection and Payment of the Public Charge

of this Province pursuant to an Act of Assembly of this Province

Entituled An Act for the Assessment of the Public Charge of this