536 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 4, 1744.

L. H. J.

M^r Wootton brings in a 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 Potomack River in Prince
George's County; which was Read the ffirst and second Time by an
especial Order and passed, and sent to the Upper House by M^r Woot-
ton and Capt. Harrison
Col. Henry delivers M^r Speaker a Bill, entituled, An Act for
Building a prison in Worcester County; which was Read the first
Time, and Ordered to He on the Table.
Major Trippe delivers M^r Speaker a Bill entituled An Act for
raising a Duty of Three Half pence Sterling per Hogshead on all
Tobacco exported out of this province, for the use of the Governor ;
which Bill was Read the ffirst Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
On Motion of a Member, that a Bill may be brought in to exempt
owners of any Part of Vessels, Residents in this province, from the
payment of Duties; Leave given
An Ingrossed Bill, entituled An Act for Reviving and continuing
An Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled, an Act ascertain-
ing the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco Hogsheads, and to prevent cut-
ting, cropping and defacing Tobacco taken on Board Ships or
Vessels upon ffreight; which was Read and Assented to, and sent
to the Upper House, with the paper Bill, by Col. Gale and Col.
Henry.
Ordered, That M^r Benjamin Young, Senior, of the City of An-
napolis, and M^r Risden Bozman, of Talbot County, have Notice to
attend at the Bar of this House on Monday the 21^st Instant, to
answer a Complaint Exhibited against them to the Committee of
Aggrievances last Session, by Richard ffiddeman and Robert Rolls,
for Extortion of ffees, the one under Colour of the office of
Examiner-General, the other under Colour of the office of Surveyor
of Talbot County, and Reported by the said Committee the last
Session, to this House, and then Referred to the Consideration of
this House this Session; and that the Clerk make a Copy of this
order, the service of which to be deemed sufficient Notice for their
Attendance.

p. 399

An Ingrossed Bill entituled An Act continued An Act entituled,
A supplementary Act to an Act entituled, An Act laying an Imposi-
tion on Negroes and several Sorts of Liquors imported; and also on
Irish Servants to prevent the Importing too great a Number of Irish
Papists into this Province.
And an Ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act to enable Richard Dorsey
of Anne Arundel, County Gentleman, to sell and dispose of fforty
nine Acres of Land, part of the estate of Mary Woodward and
Elizabeth Woodward Infants.
Were severally Read and assented to, and sent to the Upper
House, with the paper Bills, by Major Sheredine and M^r Thomas
Wilkinson.