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Day to the House, into consideration in the afternoon. The House
Adjourns until 2 of the Clock in the afternoon.

Post Meridiem

The House met according to Adjournment. The House resolved
itself into a grand Committee of the whole House, to take the report
of the Committee of Grievances relating to the Justices of Prince
George's County, and the remonstrance and petition of Sundry
Magistrates of Prince George's County into consideration M^r
Speaker left the Chair, M^r Speaker reassumed the Chair. M^r Smith,
from the Grand Committee of the whole House, delivers to M^r
Speaker the Report of the said Committee, which was as followeth ;
Viz. That the House having Resolved itself into a Grand Commit-
tee of the whole House, proceeded to take into their Consideration
the remonstrances and petition of Sundry the Inhabitants of Prince
George's County, and the report from the Committee of Grievances
relating to the Justices of Prince George's County making an order
of Court for assessing the Quantity of one hundred thousand pounds
of Tobacco, on the taxable Inhabitants of the County aforesaid for
repairing the Court House of the said County, and for levying the
Quantity of fifty one thousand nine hundred and forty four pounds
of Tobacco thereof on the Inhabitants of the said County, together
with the Sheriff's Salary Accordingly; and That that Committee,
after a full Hearing, and on the most mature Consideration, had

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May 19

resolved That the making the forward order, a rule of Court, for
assessing the Quantity of one hundred thousand pounds of Tobacco
upon the taxable Inhabitants of Prince George's County aforesaid,
and that the levying the Quantity of fifty one thousand nine hun-
dred and forty four pounds of Tobacco, and the Sheriff's Salary for
repairing the Court House aforesaid is illegal and oppressive, and
not warranted by the Act of Assembly entituled An Act impower-
ing the Commissioners of the County Courts to levy and raise To-
bacco for defraying the necessary Charges of their Counties and
parishes, or by any other law whatsoever, on Consideration of the
report from the grand Committee of the whole House, the Question
was put, that the House concur therewith resolved accordingly. The
House adjourns untill To morrow Morning at 9 o'Clock

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Friday Morning, May 20^th 1748
The House met according to adjournment.
On Motion Leave is given to Bring in a Bill to regulate Attach-
ments; ordered, that the Committee of Laws prepare and bring in a
Bill Accordingly, on Motion, Leave is given to bring in a supple-
mentary Bill to the Act, impowering the Commissioners of the
County Courts to levy and raise Tobacco for defraying the necessary

May 20