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

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
May 18

A Bill entituled, An Explanatory Act to the Act entituled, An
Act for the direction of Sheriffs in their Offices, and restraining
their ill Practices, within this Province, was read the first Time, and
ordered to lie on the Table.
The Bill entituled, a Supplementary Act to the Act entituled, An
Act for the Ease of the Inhabitants, in examining Evidences relating
to the Bounds of Lands, &c. was read the second Time, and passed,
and sent to the Upper House by Mr. Zachariah Bond and Capt.
Owen.

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Ordered, That Col. R. J. Henry and Capt. Lux acquaint his Ex-
cellency, that this House hath prepared an Address to him, and
desires to know when and where he will please to receive it: They
return, and acquaint Mr. Speaker they deliver'd the Message, and
that the Governor was pleased to signify that he was ready to receive
the Address immediately in the Conference Chamber.
Ordered, That Col. R. J. Henry, and three more, do present the
Address.
The Petition of the Vestry of Queen Anne Parish in Prince
George's County, praying Leave to bring in a Bill to impower the
Justices of the said County to levy Fifty Pounds Current Money on
the Taxables of the said Parish, to be applied to the new paling of the
Chapel- Yard, and building a small House with a Fire-place; was
read, and Leave given.
On motion to bring in a Supplementary Bill to the Act to impower
the Justices of Queen Anne's County Court to sell the Materials of
the old Prison of that County, and the Produce thereof to apply as
therein directed; Leave is given.
The Petition of the Vestry, Churchwardens, and others the In-
habitants of All Saints Parish in Frederick County, praying Leave
to bring in a Bill to levy on the Parishioners of the said Parish One
hundred Pounds Current Money, this ensuing Year, for finishing
their Church; was read: Leave given.
A Bill entituled, An Act to impower the Justices of Prince
George's County Court, for the Time being, to treat and agree with
an Undertaker, or Undertakers, to stop a Breach now made from
the North-West Branch of Patuxent River in said County, across
the main Road in Queen Anne Town in said County; and to levy
on the taxable Inhabitants thereof a Sum of Money, for the Pur-
poses therein mentioned; was read the first Time, and ordered to lie
on the Table.
The Governor communicates to Mr. Speaker the following Mes-
sage; viz.

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Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
As there is due to Mr. Bladen the sum of 918 1. 14 s. 6 d. laid out
on Account of the Public, I make no Doubt of your thinking it but