216 Assembly Proceedings, May 24-June 24, 1749.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
June 15

Thursday Morning 15 June 1749
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act repeating Part of
an Act Entituled an Act to encourage the Destroying of Wolves
Crows and Squirrels; and will pass the following Clause being Added
thereto, This Act to continue for three years and to the End of the
next Session of Assembly which shall happen after the End of the
said three years; Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act to
prohibit the raising of swine and Geese in the Town of Bladensburg!!
in Prince Georges County and will pass with the following Amend-
ments, after the word Geese in the 6^th Line, Leave out the Clause
to the End of the Bill and insert the following; On the forfeiture
and Penalty of five shillings for every such Transgression, one half
thereof to be applyed to the Use of the Lord Proprietary for the
support of Government and the Other half to the Use of the In-
former to be Recovered in the same manner as small debts before a
single Magistrate within one month after such offence.
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for ascertaining
the Allowance of Petit Jurors attending the Provincial Court to
limit Costs with Respect to Evidences and for .settling their allow-
ances as to itinerant Charges; and will pass with the following
amendments , In the Title of the Bill instead of the word, Evidences,
put witnesses, in the second Line of the Last Page instead of the
word to, before, attend, put and, in the same Line Leave out the
words, as Evidences, in the fourth Line of the same Page instead of
the words an Evidence, put a Witness; sent by Cot Hammond
Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the afternoon

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Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning
Read the first time the Bill prepared in this house Entituled an Act
for the further Regulation of Proceedings on attachments; Ordered
to lye on the Table
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

June 16

Friday Morning 16 June 1749
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday Except Philip Thomas Esq^r
A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Waggerman and Lecompte
Entituled an Act to prevent Persons holding offices and Places of
Profit and Trust from serving in Assembly; thus Endorsed