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Friday Morning the 31st May 1751.
This house met again according to Adjournment.
Present as Yesterday with the Addition of Philip Thomas Esq.
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 with the Addition of Col Edw. Lloyd.
Four Bills from the Lower house by Messrs Henry & Addison
Viz. An Act to establish the Special Court Records of Ann Arundel
County; An Act for Tryal of all Matters of fact in the Several Coun-
ties where they have arisen or shall arise; A Supplementary Act to
the Act Entituled an Act for Quieting Possessions and enrolling
Conveyances & Securing the Estates of Purchasers, an Act for the
more effectual Punishment of Negroes and other Slaves and for
taking away the Benefit of Clergy from certain Offenders; And a
Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled An Act to prevent the tumul-
tuous Meeting & other Irregularities of Negroes and other Slaves
and Directing the manner of Trying Slaves; Severally thus Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 30 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 31 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
Four Bills from the Lower house by Messrs Henry and Sullyvan
Viz, An Act to direct and Prescribe the form of an Oath to be taken
by the Several officers of this Province before they take upon them-
selves to act in any office; An Act to enable the Justices of Charles
County to assess and levy on the Taxable Inhabitants of that part
of the late Reverend Mr Donaldson's Parish which lies in the said
County the Sum of 55000 Pounds of Tobacco and for other Pur-
poses therein mentioned; An Act continuing An Act Entituled An
Act to Prevent cutting up Tobacco Plants destroying of Tobacco
and Tobacco houses and for ascertaining the Punishment of Crimi-
nals Guilty of the said Offences; An Act entituled An Act to Aid the
Title of Purchasers of Lotts in Princess Ann Town in Somerset
County; Severally thus Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 29 May 1751.
Read the first Time and Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H
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