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Second Page, at or before the 30^th day of June which shall be in the
Year of Our Lord 1744 and between the Words, shall, and meet,
in 11^th of the same Page insert the following Words, at or before the
30^th day of August which shall be in the Year of Our Lord 1744,
sent by Philip Thomas Esq^r
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

U.H.J.

Thursday Morning 17 May 1744
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday

Read the Petition of John Boyd of Prince Georges County pray-
ing Leave to bring in a Bill enabling the Clerk of Prince Georges
County to Record a Deed from John Nevill William Collier and
Thomas Bond to him the said Boyd for 160 Acres part of a Tract
of Land called Turkey Thickett Rejected
Read the second time the Bill entituled a supplementary Act to an
Act Entituled an Act for laying out and erecting a Town on the
South side of the Eastern Branch of Potowmack River in Prince
Georges County near a Place called the Garrison Landing passed and
sent by Col^o Hammond
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning with the Addition of Col^o Lloyd

Read the second time the Bill entituled an Act to prevent the
tumultuous Meetings and other Irregularities of Negroes and other
slaves, for the Tryal and more effectual Punishing of Negroes and
other Slaves and for taking away the Benefit of Clergy from certain

May 17

Offenders and other Offenders and will not pass; sent to the Lower
House with the following Message by Col^o Hollyday
By the Upper House of Assembly 17 May 1744
Gentlemen
The Bill to prevent the Tumultuous Meeting of Negroes and other
slaves for the trying and more effectual Punishing of Negroes and
other Slaves and for taking away the Benefit of Clergy from Horse
Stealers and other Offenders including the whole of two perpetual
Acts now in force, We think it improper to enact by a temporary
Law what is already provided for by a perpetual one, and therefore
return that Bill with a Negative, But if You think it necessary to
frame a new Bill for such Parts of the present Bill as are not already

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