The Upper House. 515

& One Entituled an Act to enable the Vestrymen and Churchwardens
of Durham Parish in Charles County for the time being to Sell two
Tracts of Land therein mentioned and to apply the Produce Money
or Tobacco arising by such Sale towards the Purchase of another
Piece of Land to be made a Glebe for the Use of the Incumbent of
that Parish Severally thus Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 25 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 20 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
Read the Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of Somerset & Worces-
ter Counties which lye in Coventry Parish Praying a bill may be
brought in to enable the Vestrymen and Churchwardens of the said
Parish to purchase two acres of Land to build a Chappel of Ease on
in the said Parish; The Petition of the Inhabitants of the City of
Annapolis Praying leave to bring in a Bill for the Sale of the Market
house and Ground whereon it Stands and to purchase with the Money
arising by such Sale an other Piece of Ground in the said City & to
build a Market house thereon; The Petition of Sundry Inhabitants
of Talbot County Praying that the Inspection house at Bruff's may
be made a Single Inspection and Emersons & Oldfield Landing
houses erected into a Single Inspection, Referred to the Considera-

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
May 28

tion of the Lower house of Assembly, & Sent 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
Nine Bills from the Lower house by Mess^rs Heighe and Wagga-
man, one Entituled an Act continuing an Act Entituled an Act for
Punishment of Horse Stealers and other offenders; An Act continu-
ing an Act Entituled an Act for the more effectual punishment of
certain offenders & for taking from them the Benefit of Clergy;
An Act continuing an Act entituled A Supplementary Act to an
Act entituled an Act laying an Imposition on Negroes and Several
Sorts of Liquors Imported and also on Irish Servants to prevent
the Importing of too great a Number of Irish Papists into this
Province; an Act continuing an Act entituled an Act to exempt Per-
sons Appearing at Musters from Arrests in Civil Cases; an Act con-
tinuing an Act entituled an Act to enable the Several and Respective

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