The Upper House. 511

Wednesday Morning the 22 May 1751
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
May 22

Read the Petition of the Vestrymen Churchwardens & Principal
Inhabitants of Port Tobacco Parish in Charles County Praying that
140000 pounds of Tobacco may be levyed on the Taxable Inhabi-
tants of the said Parish in three years for building a Church therein,
Referred to the Consideration of the Lower house of Assembly and
sent by Col Hammond
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

A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Sprigg and Barnes Enti-
tuled an Act to prevent more effectually the Sale and Exportation of
Trashy & unmerchantable Tobacco and for other purposes therein
mentioned thus Endorsed.
By the Lower house of Assembly 20^th May 1751
Read the first time and Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
By the Lower house of Assembly 22 May 1751.
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

p. 373

Thursday Morning the 23 May 1751
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Three Bills from the Lower house by Mess^rs Stoddart and Traverse
Viz. A Bill Entituled an Act for issuing Writts of Replevin out of
the County Courts; a Bill Entituled a Supplementary and Explana-
tory Act to the Act 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; & A Bill Entituled an Act to Pro-
hibit the raising of Swine in the Town of Bladensburgh in Prince
Georges County; Severally thus Endorsed

May 23