The Lower House. 325

Thursday Morning September 30. 174[2]

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
William Stoughton Esq^r from the Committee of Laws delivers
M^r Speaker A Bill entituled A Supplementary Act to the Act enti-
tuled An Act for the Relief of Debtors and ascertaining the manner
of Tenders in Tobacco and to the Supplementary Act thereto Which
Bill was read the first time and Ordered to lie on the Table
Captain Sheredine hath Leave of the House to go Home
The Bill entituled An Act for the better Relief of poor Debtors,
was sent to the Upper House by William Stoughton Esq^r and
M^r Griffith
The Ingrossed 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 was sent to
the Upper House with the Paper Bill by M^r Joseph Hall and
M^r John Gresham
The Ingrossed 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 the Peace was sent to
the Upper House with the Paper Bill by Captain Ennalls and
M^r Richard Gresham
Col^o King from the Committee of Laws delivers M^r Speaker A
Bill entituled An Act for Enlarging the Jurisdiction of the County
Courts within this Province, which was Read the first Time and
Ordered to lie on the Table.
George Plater Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Paper Bill entituled An Act to enforce the Collection and Pay-
ment of the Public Charge of this Province pursuant to an Act of
Assembly Entituled An Act for the Assessment of the Public Charge
of this Province &c^a Indorsed (See page 273)
Daniel Dulany and Samuel Chamberlain Esq^r from the Upper
House, acquaints M^r Speaker that the Governor requires the At-
tendance of M^r Speaker and the House in the Upper House to see
the Ingrossed Bill Entituled An Act to enforce the Collection and
Payment of the Public Charges of this Province pursuant to an Act
of Assembly entituled An Act for the Assessment of the Public
Charge of this Province made at a Session of Assembly begun and
held at the City of Annapolis the 26^th day of May Anno Domini 1741
passed into a Law
M^r Speaker left the Chair and attended by the House went to
the Upper House where M^r Speaker presented to his Excellency the
Act Entituled An Act to enforce the Collection and Payment of
the Public Charges of this Province, which his Excellency passed
into a Law in the usual Form

L. H. J.

Sept. 30

p. 325