562 Assembly Proceedings, May 15-June 8, 1751.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
May 29

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Daniel Dulany, Esq, from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.

Speaker the Bill 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, &c. The Bill entituled, An Act
continuing an Act entituled, An Act for Punishment of Horse-
stealers, &c. The Bill entituled, An Act continuing an Act entituled,
An Act for the more effectual Punishment of certain Offenders, &c.
The Bill entituled, An Act continuing an Act entituled, A Supple-
mentary Act to an Act entituled, An Act laying an Imposition on
Negroes, &c. The Bill entituled, An Act to levy a Sum of Tobacco
on the taxable Inhabitants of Port Tobacco Parish, &c. The Bill
entituled, An Act continuing an Act entituled, An Act to exempt
Persons attending at Musters from Arrests, &c. The Bill entituled,
An Act continuing an Act entituled, An Act to enable the several
County Clerks to remove some of the Records, &c. The Bill enti-
tuled, An Act continuing an Act entituled, An Additional Supple-
mentary Act to the Act entituled, An Act relating to Servants and
Slaves: The Bill entituled, An Act continuing an Act entituled, An
Additional and Explanatory Act to the Act entituled, An Act im-
powering the Commissioners of the County Courts to levy and raise
Tobacco, &c. And the Bill entituled, An Act continuing an Act enti-
tuled, An Act to prevent certain Evils and Inconveniencies attending
the Sale of strong Liquors, &c. near the yearly Meetings of the
People called Quakers, &c. Which Bills were severally Indorsed,
" By the Upper House of Assembly, May 29, 1751: Read the second
Time, and will pass."
Which Bills were severally read here, and passed for Ingrossing.
Ordered, That Mr. Jonas Green, do Print, with all convenient
Speed, the Act entituled, An Act to prevent the Sale of Trashy To-
bacco; in order that the same be notified to the Inhabitants of the
remote and other Counties of this Province, with the utmost Dis-
patch; and that he do charge the same to the Public.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock.

Post Meridiem.

The House met according to Adjournment.
Capt. Addison appears in the House.

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The Bill entituled, An Act reviving an Act entituled, An Act for
the speedy Recovery of small Debts, &c. And the Bill entituled, An
Act to make the Testimony of Convicted Persons legal against Con-
victed Persons: Were severally read the second Time and passed,
and sent to the Upper House by Mr. Sulivane and Capt. Travers.
The Bill entituled, An Act to prevent the destroying small Fish,
&c. was read the second Time, and will not pass.