The Upper House. 7

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
The Bill prepared in this House Entituled An Act for the further
Encouragement of Levies for his Majestys Service in the West
Indies is brought from the Lower House by Mess^rs Hanson and
Lloyd thus Endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly n July 1740
Read the first time and ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
By the Lower House of Assembly 12 July 1740
Read the second time and will not pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

The Bill prepared in this house Entituled an Act for the Trans-
portation of Forces and Troops to be raised in this Province for his
Majestys Service in the West Indies is brought from the Lower
House by Mrs. Smith & Sprigg with the following Message
By the Lower House of Assembly 12 July 1740
May it please your Honours
The Bill herewith sent appearing by the Message accompanying it,
to be a Money Bill, and We apprehending that all such Bills ought to
take their Rise in this House, have not thought fit to give the same
a Reading as usual in other Bills and therefore return it
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

U.H.J.

A Bill from the Lower House by Col King and Eleven Others
Entituled An Act for raising and issuing Money for maintaining
his Majestys forces to be raised in this Province and transporting
them to the Place of Rendezvous in the West Indies thus Endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly 11 May 1 740
Read the first time and ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
By the Lower House of Assembly 12 May 1740
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Read the first time in this House and ordered to lye on the Table

Three Bills from the Lower House by Mess^rs Calder and Henry
One Ent^d an Act to revive an Act of Assembly of this Province
Entituled a supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act for emit-
ting and making Current ninety thousand Pounds Current money
of Maryland in Bills of Credit and to restrain some evil practices of
Sheriffs under Colour of the said Act committed One Entituled An

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