The Lower House. 185

For the Negative

M^r Barnes M^r D. Wilson M^r Gordon
G. Wilson Dennis T. Wilkinson
I. Gresham Thomas Hopper
R. Gresham Ennalls Henry
Stoughton George Selby
King Colvill Outten

Ordered, That the Journal of Accounts be closed to Wednesday
next
The House adjourns til To-morrow Morning 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46

Tuesday Morning, September 24. 1745

The House met according to Adjournment, and the Proceedings
of Yesterday were read,
The Bill entituled, An Act for ascertaining the Allowance of
Petit Jurors attending the Provincial Court, and to limit Costs with
respect to Evidences, was read the first and second Time by especial
Order, passed, and sent to the Upper House by M^r George Wilson,
and M^r Mackall
A Bill entituled, An Act to divide Prince George's County, and
to erect a new one by the name of Frederick County, was read the
first and second Time by especial Order, passed, and sent to the
Upper House by M^r Wootton and Capt. Ennalls.
A Bill entituled, An Act to divide Dorchester and Queen Ann's
Counties, and to erect a new County out of the upper Parts thereof,
by the name of Prince William County, was read the first and second
Time by especial Order, passed, and sent to the Upper House by
M^r Pemberton and Capt. Hopper.
Col. Lloyd from the Upper House, delivers M^r Speaker the Bill
entituled, An Act to direct and impower the Clerk of Prince George's
County, to enter and record among the Records of the said County,

September
24

a Deed of Bargain and Sale from John Nevil &^a Indorsed (See
page 44)
Which Bill was here read, and passed for ingrossing.
The Bill entituled, An Act to remedy some Inconveniencies in the
present Practice relating to Attachments; and the Bill entituled, An
Act to prevent Frauds and to secure the Estates of Purchasers, were
read the second Time, and thus Indorsed, viz. (See page 44)
And sent to the Upper House by M^r Richard Gresham, and Col.
Henry.
The Bill entituled, An Act for laying out one acre of Land con-
venient to Rock Creek Landing on Potomack River &^a was read the

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