The Lower House. 541

M^r Harris Delivers to M^r Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act to
empower the Governor and Council for the time being to hear and
redress certain Evils and abuses therein mentioned; which Bill was
Read the ffirst time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
The House Adjourns 'til To Morrow Morning 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 34

Tuesday Morning, June 16, 1747
The House met according to adjournment, &c.
A Bill entituled, An Act enabling and requiring the Clerk of Bal-
timore County to Record a Deed of Bargain and Sale from Morgan
Murray to Mary Stevenson, and the making valid the same, was
Read the first time, and Ordered to lie on the Table.
A Bill entituled, An Act to enable Onorio Razolini to Convey, in
Right of Elizabeth Calvert, an Infant, to George Plater Esq^r certain
Lands therein mentioned, was read the first time, and Ordered to lie
on the Table.

June 16

George Plater Esq^r from the Upper House, delivers to M^r Speaker
a petition diverse Inhabitants of Baltimore Town, in the County of
Baltimore, and a petition of the people called Quakers; severally
referred by the Upper House to the Consideration of the Lower
House.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock

Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment
On Reading the Bill entituled, An Act for amending the Staple
of Tobacco, for preventing ffrauds in his Majesty's Customs &c.
the Question was put, Whether Two shillings or ffour shillings
should be paid upon the delivering out each Hogshead of Crop
Tobacco ?
Resolved, That four shillings be paid.

For ffour Shillings.

M^r Key M^r Dashiel M^r John Hall
Barnes Handy Stoddert
Bond Thomas Addison
Mills Lloyd Dulany
Wilson Ennalls Tilghman
I. Gresham Sulivane Hopper
R. Gresham George Robins
Harris Hyland Henry
Smallwood Pearce Scarborough
Harrison Bayard
King Sheredine

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