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Mr. Handy hath Leave of the House to go home.
Mr. Lloyd, Mr. John Goldsborough and Major Selby appeared in
the House.
The Report from the Committee of Aggrievances, &c. referred
for Consideration this Day, is referred for Consideration on Friday
the 31st Instant.
Col. Hooper, from the Committee of Laws, delivers to Mr.
Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act reviving an Act entituled, An Act
for the speedy Recovery of small Debts out of Court, before a single
Justice of the Peace; which was read the first Time, and ordered to
lie on the Table.
The Bill entituled, An Act to enable the Vestrymen and Church-
wardens of Durham Parish in Charles County, &c. to sell two Tracts
of Lands, &c. and the Bill entituled, An Act to enable the Justices of
Charles County to levy a Sum of Tobacco on the taxable Inhabitants
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Liber No. 47
May 28
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of Port Tobacco Parish, &c. were severally read the second Time,
and passed, and sent to the Upper House by Mr. Smallwood and
Mr. Baker.
Mr. Lloyd, from the Committee of Laws, delivers to Mr. Speaker
a Bill entituled, An Act to make the Testimony of Convicted Per-
sons legal against Convicted Persons; and a Bill entituled, An Act
to impower the Justices of Prince George's County Court to treat
with Anne Darnall, Widow, for her Claim of Dower to the Land
on which that County Court-House is built; which Bills were sever-
ally read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker the Bill entituled, An Act to prevent the Sale of trashy To-
bacco; Indorsed, " By the Upper House of Assembly, May 28, 1751 :
Read the second Time, and will pass." Which Bill was here read, and
passed for Ingrossing.
Mr. Lloyd, from the Committee of Laws, delivers to Mr. Speaker
a Bill entituled, An Act to prevent the destroying small Fish in
Water- Pots; which was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on
the Table.
Richard Lee, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker
a Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Coventry Parish, lying in
Worcester and Somerset Counties, praying Leave to build a Chapel
of Ease, &c. A Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Talbot County,
praying that Bruff's Warehouse be made a single Inspection; and
Emerson's and the Old Field Landing Houses erected into a sepa-
rate Inspection: And the Petition of the Inhabitants of the City of
Annapolis, praying Leave to bring in a Bill to sell the old Market-
House, and the Piece of Ground whereon it stands; and to apply
the Money arising by such Sale towards purchasing another Piece
of Ground more convenient in the said City, and to build another
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