The Upper House. 343

for relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from some aggriev-
ances in the Prosecution of suits at Law and for continuing the
Supplementary Act thereto; Severally thus subscribed
By the Lower house of Assembly 14 May 1750
Read the first time & Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Q. Lo H.
By the Lower house of Assembly 17 May 1750
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Read the first time in this house and Ordered to lye on the Table
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
May 17

Friday Morning 18 May 1750
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as yesterday
Read the Petition of Sophia Mudd of Charles County, Rejected
Read the second time the Bill Entituled An Act for issuing Writts
of Replevin out of the County Courts of this Province and will not
Pass, and the following Bills An Act continuing An Act Entituled
An Act for the Advancement of Justice, and will Pass; The Bill
Entituled an Act to prevent the ill Practices of Sheriffs in the col-
lecting and Payment of the Publick & County Levies, and will pass
with the following amendment from the Word, during in the last
Line but two, to the End of the Bill to be Left out and the following
incerted, for and during the term of three years and unto the End
of the next Session of Assembly that shall happen after the End of
the said three years, The Bill Entituled an Act continuing an Act
Entituled an Act for relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from
some aggrievances in the Prosecution of Suits at Law and for con-
tinuing the Supplementary Act thereto and will pass, sent to the
Lower house by Benedict Calvert 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

May 18

A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Bond and Owings Enti-
tuled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled An Act for the Ease
of the Inhabitants in examining Evidences relating to the Bounds
of Land and of the manner of Obtaining Injunctions; thus En-
dorsed.

p. 335