340 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-June 2, 1750.

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

Tuesday Morning 15 May 1750
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
An Engrossed Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Key & Henry
Entituled an Act to prevent the exporting of Trash or bad Tobacco ;
thus subscribed

Read and assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Read and Assented to by this house & Ordered to be so subscribed,
the Paper Bill so Endorsed is sent to the Lower house by Richard
Lee Esq^r
Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning & Philip Thomas Esq^r
Samuel Chamberlaine and Philip Thomas Esq^rs are sent to the

Lower house to acquaint them that his Excellency the Governor
requires their immediate attendance in the Upper house to see the
Bill Entituled an Act to prevent the exporting of Trash or bad To-
bacco, receive the Assent
The Lower house attend and by their Speaker Present to his Ex-
cellency the following Bill Entituled an Act to prevent the Export-
ing of Trash or bad Tobacco, which his Excellency passed into a
Law in the usual Form
Read the several following Petitions Viz. The Petition of George
Catto and Araminta his Wife Executrix of William Alexander her
former husband Praying Leave to bring in a Bill to sell a house and
Lotts in the City of Annapolis belonging to the Estate of the said
Alexander and the Money arising by such Sale to be Applyed to-
wards the Payment of his Debts; The Petition of the Inhabitants
of that part of the Indian Town in Worcester County that lies be-
tween Nassaongo Creek and Accongo Branch Praying that such
Part of the Town may be annexed to the Parish of Alhallows in the
said County; The Petition of the Rector Vestrymen Church wardens
and several of the Parishioners of William and Mary Parish in
Charles County praying that a Bill may be brought in to enable them
to dispose of the Stock of Cattle & Swine belonging to the said
Parish and the Money arising by such Sale to Apply towards en-
larging and Repairing their Parish Church, and also that a quantity

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of Tobacco not exceeding Twenty Seven Thousand pounds may be
Levyed upon the taxable Inhabitants of the said Parish towards
building finishing and Compleating an Addition to the said Church ;
The Petition of the Rector & Vestrymen of Great Choptank Parish