98 Assembly Proceedings, July 7-29, 1740.

L. H. J.

Post Meridiem

The House met according to Adjournment
M^r George from the Committee of Laws, brings in a Bill for
reviving An Act of Assembly, entituled, An Act for relieving the
Inhabitants of this Province from some Aggrievances in the Prose-
cution of Suits at Law, and for reviving and continuing the Supple-
mentary Act thereto
A Bill entituled, An Act reviving An Act of Assembly of this
Province, entituled An Act for the speedy Recovery of small debts,
before a single Justice of the Peace
A Bill to revive An Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled
A supplementary Act, to the Act, entituled An Act for emitting and
making Current Ninety thousand Pounds Current Money of Mary-
land in Bill of Credit and to restrain some evil Practices of Sheriffs
under Colour of the said Act committed
A Bill for reviving An Act of Assembly of this Province entituled
An Act ascertaining the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco hogsheads and
to prevent cropping cutting and defacing Tobacco taken on Board
Ships or Vessels upon Freight
A Bill for reviving An Act of Assembly, entituled An Act for the
Advancement of Justice, as also An Act of Assembly, entituled
A supplementary Act to the Act for the Advancement of Justice
A Bill reviving An Act of Assembly of this Province entituled An
Act to prevent cutting up Tobacco Plants, destroying of Tobacco and
Tobacco Houses, & for ascertaining the Punishment of Criminals
guilty of the said Offences,
A Bill reviving the supplementary Act to the Act laying an Im-
position on negroes and on sundry sorts of Liquors imported and
also on Irish Servants to prevent the importing too great a number
of Irish Papists into this Province
A Bill continuing An Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled,
An Act for the more effectual Punishment of certain Offendars and
for taking from them the Benefit of Clergy
A Bill reviving An Act entituled, An Act to prevent the Injuring
Harbours within this Province

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A Bill entituled An Act continuing An Act of Assembly of this
Province entituled A Supplementary Act to the Act entituled An Act
for the 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
A Bill entituled An Act for the speedy and effectual Publication of
the Laws of this Province and for the encouragement of Jonas Green
of the City of Annapolis Printer.