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Beginning called Watkins's Point; and all the Residue of the Land
now within the Bounds of Somerset County to be the County now
to be erected
Your Committee are likewise of Opinion that Princess Anne Town
is the most convenient place for the Inhabitants of Somerset County
to have a Court House Built and that Snow Hill Town on Pocomoke
River is likewise the most Convenient Place for Building a Court
House in the County to be erected
All which your Committee humbly submit to the Consideration
of the House Signed p Order Tho^s Jennings Cl Com.
On Reading thereof the House Concurs therewith, Leave given to
bring in a Bill
Ordered that the Committee of Laws prepare and bring in a Bill
accordingly
An Ingrossed Bill entituled an Act for the Trial of all Matters of
Fact in the several Counties where they have arisen or shall arise
was Read and Assented to and sent to the Upper House with the
Paper Bill, by M^r Calder and M^r Waughop
This day being appointed for a Hearing on M^r Charles Carrolls
Petition M^r John Warren a Person Interested in the Claim of
Bushwood Manner Saint Clements Manner &c^a appearing at the
Bar of this House by his Council moved that the same be referred
for Consideration the next Session of Assembly the same is referred
A Bill entituled an Act to continue such Causes now depending

L. H. J.

in the Provincial Court as by Law ought to have been determined in
October Provincial Court 1742
A Bill Entituled an Act for raising ———— for every hhd of
Tobacco Exported out of this Province for Payment of an Agent in
Great Britain for the Service of this Province
Were severally Read the first time and Ordered to lie on the Table
A Bill entituled an Act for the Relief of Honor Hugall Susannah
Murray Catherine Brett &c^a languishing Prisoners 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
The Bill entituled an Act to enable the Justices of Baltimore
County to assess and levy on the Taxable Inhabitants &c^a Read the
second time and will Pass,
Sent to the Upper House by Captain Sheredine and Captain
Caswell
It being moved by a Member of the Committee of Accounts to
have the direction of the House, in the Allowance of several Officers
Fees now Claimed

p. 346