The Upper House. 471

Tuesday Morning 22^d May 1744
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday

Mess^rs Sheredine and Thomas from the Lower House attend
with M^r John Paca a Member Elected for Baltimore County in
the Room of M^r Aquila Paca deceased in Order to see him qualified
who takes the Oaths to the Government appointed to be taken by
Act of Assembly and subscribes the Abjuration and Test and then
withdrew
Read the second time the Bill entituled an Act for building a
Prison in Worcester County and the Bill entituled an Act to enable
Samuel Wilson Executor of Margarett Lindow to Convey certain
Lands to David Wilson and will pass sent by Edmund Jenings Esq^r
A Bill from the Lower House by Mess^rs Smith and Weems Enti-
tuled an Act for Punishment of Horse Stealers thus Endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly 19 May 1744
Read the first time and Ordered to lie on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo. Ho.
By the Lower House of Assembly 22^d May 1744
Read the second time and will pass.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl lo Ho.
Read the first time in this House and Ordered to lie on the Table
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

Read the second time the Bill Entituled A supplementary Act to
the Act entituled an Act for laying out and erecting a Town at a
Place called Long Point on the West side of North East River in
Cecil County passed and sent by Col^o Lloyd
A Bill from the Lower House by Mess^rs Wootton and Lecompte
entituled an Act Continuing an Act of Assembly of this Province
Entituled A supplementary Act to the Act entituled an Act for the

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more effectual Punishment of Negroes and other Slaves and for
taking away the Benefit of Clergy from certain Offenders and to an
Act entituled an Act to prevent the tumultuous meeting and other
Irregularities of Negroes and other Slaves and directing the manner
of Trying Slaves thus endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly 18 May 1744
Read the first time and Ordered to lie on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo Ho.

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