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A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Paca and Bond Entituled
An Explanatory Act to the Act Entituled An Act for the Direction
of the Sheriffs in their Offices and restraining their ill Practices
within this Province thus Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 18 May 1750
Read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Ci. Lo. Ho.
By the Lower house of Assembly 22 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 22

Wednesday Morning 23 May 1750
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday

Read the Petition of several of the Parishioners of Choptico
Parish in S^t Marys County praying Leave to bring in a Bill to Levy
the Quantity of Sixty thousand pounds of Tobacco upon the Tax-
able Inhabitants of the said Parish towards purchasing a Piece of
Land & building a Chappel of Ease for the use of the said Parish
Read the second time the following Bills Viz. The Bill Entituled
an Act to enable the Justices of Baltimore County Court to assess &
levy on the taxable Inhabitants of S^t Georges Parish in that County
a sum of Money for the Uses therein mentioned; The Bill Entituled
an Act to Enable the vestrymen & Church Wardens of King and
Queen Parish in St. Marys County for the time being to Sell a cer-
tain Tract of Land therein mentioned and to apply the Produce
Money or Tobacco arising by such Sale towards the Purchase of an
other Piece of Land to be made a Glebe for the Use of the Incum-
bent of that Parish and his successors; The Bill Entituled An Act
empowering the Justices of Charles County Court to assess & levy
a Quantity of Tobacco and for otner purposes therein mentioned

May 23

The Bill Entituled An Act empowering the Justices of Prince
Georges County to levy on the Taxable Inhabitants of Queen Ann
Parish in the said County fifty pounds Current Money for the uses
therein mentioned, The Bill Entituled an Act to enable the Instices
of Kent County Court for the time Being to levy on the taxable In-
habitants of the said County a Quantity of Tobacco for the uses
therein mentioned, and will pass, sent by the Lower house by Samuel
Chamberlain Esq^r
Read the second time the following Bills Viz. The Bill Entituled
an Act for the direction of Sheriffs in their Offices and restraining

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