The Upper House. 225

Read the first time in this house and Ordered to Lye on the Table.
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for further Alter-
ing & Establishing certain Warehouses and for other Purposes
therein mentioned, and will pass with the following amendments,
after the word do, in the 2^d Line of the 3^d Page to the End of the
Page to be left out, all the Eleventh Page to be Left Out and the
word, aforesaid, in the second Line of the Last Page; sent by
Samuel Chamberlaine Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act directing the
former Sheriffs of the several Counties within this Province to
Account with the Justices of the several County Courts for the
Tobacco therein mentioned; and will pass with the following amend-
ments, Leave out from the word, Whereas, to the Word, Province,
in the 5^th Line and insert the following words: Whereas One Pound
of Tobacco p Poll was assessed in pursuance of an Order of Coun-
cil, and hath been collected by the Respective Sheriffs for the time
being and still remains in their hands unapplyed; after the word
People in the i I^th Line put in the Words, A Deduction of One 4^th
Part of the whole as in Case of Debts and also six p Cent for the
Collection being first made to the Sheriffs; Sent by Cot Lloyd.
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for taking off
Corporal Punishment Inflicted on Females having base born Chil-
dren and Other purposes therein mentioned and will pass; the words,
Proof of, being incerted after the word for, in the second Line of
the Last Page; sent by Cot. Hammond
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for the Relief of
Persons accused and acquitted and of Witnesses against Persons
acqused; passed and sent by Edmund Jenings Esquire
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for the building a
Chappel of Ease in the Upper Part of Stepney Parish in Worcester
County and to unpower the .Raising and Levying a Quantity of
Tobacco for that Purpose ;

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
June 23

Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for dividing Part

of Stepney Parish Lying in Somerset County and for Adding such
part when so Divided to Somerset Parish in said County; Read
the second time the Bill Entituled An Act for Dividing Stepney
Parish Lying in Somerset & Worcester Counties and for erecting
a Parish out of the same called by the name of Cumberland Parish;
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for the Ease of the
Inhabitants in Examining Evidences relating to the Bounds of
Lands and in the manner of Obtaining Injunctions and will not
pass, sent by Col Plater.
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act to cutt off the
Entail of Part of a Tract of Land called Hollands Choice Lying in
Ann Arundel County to Enable Jacob Holland to Sell and Convey

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