The Lower House. 353

For the Affirmative

M^r Swann M^r Smith M^r Caswell
R. Gresham Brome Scott
Wilson Harrison Magruder
J. Gresham W. Wilkinson Wootton
Carroll Yeates Sprigg
Worthington Sheredine T. Wilkinson

The House Adjourns until the Morrow Morning at nine of the
Clock.

L. H. J.

Wednesday Morning October 20. 1742

The House met according to Adjournment
The Bill entituled an Act for raising a duty of three half Pence
Sterling p hhd on all Tobacco exported out of this Province for the
use of the Governor sent to the Upper House by Col^o Colvill and
M^r Smallwood
The Bill entituled an Act for raising three half Pence Sterling for
every hhd of Tobacco Exported out of this Province for Payment
of an Agent in Great Britain for the Service of this Province was
Read the second time and will pass Sent to the Upper House by
Captain Gordon and M^r George
A Bill for dividing Prince Georges Parish in Prince Georges
County and for erecting A new one out of the same: Read the first
time and Ordered to lie on the Table
An Ingrossed Bill entituled an Act enabling the Justices of Cecil
County to levy on the Taxable Inhabitants of Saint Mary Annes
Parish in the County aforesaid the Sum of Eight Hundred Pounds
was Read and Assented to and sent to the Upper House with the
Paper Bill by Captain Hyland and Captain Harrison
An Ingrossed Bill entituled A Supplementary Act to the Act
entituled an Act for repairing the Damages already Sustained in
the Records of the Land Secretarys Commissarys and County Court
Offices and for Security of the same Records for the future; was
Read and Assented to and sent to the Upper House with the Paper
Bill by M^r Sprigg and Captain Hindman
The Bill entituled an Act for laying out the Town anew com-
monly called Snow Hill Town in Somerset County sent to the Upper
House by Captain Martin & M^r Griffith
The House taking into Consideration the Report of the Commit-
tee for inspecting into the Usage of the Prisoners in Anne Arundel
County Goal Ordered that M^r Samuel Smith be called in to make
Answer to the Allegations in the Report: M^r Smith appeared and
made his Defence, and was Ordered to withdraw; The House Re-
solved, that M^r Speaker acquaint him with the sense of the House
M^r Smith was called in and M^r Speaker acquaints him
24

October 20
p. 347