The Lower House.

87

For the Division at Seneca

L. H. J.

M^r Key

M^r Wilkinson

M^r Hyland

Liber No. 46
May 26

Barnes

R. J. Henry

Addison

R. Gresham

Lloyd

Dulany

Harris

J. Goldsborough

Hopper

The Petition of sundry Freeholders in the lower part of Prince
George's County, Praying to have a Bill brought in, to unite them
to Charles County, was read and Granted ordered, That the Com-
mittee of Laws prepare and bring in a Bill Accordingly.
The House adjourns until To-morrow Morning at 9 a'Clock

Friday Morning May 27. 1748.

The House met according to Adjournment. The Petition of
diverse Inhabitants of St. Paul's Parish in Queen Annes County,
praying Leave to bring in a Bill to have the Parish divided, was
read and granted. M^r Wootton delivers to M^r Speaker a Bill enti-
tuled, An Act to divide Prince Georges County, and to erect a new
one, by the Name of [Frederick] County; which was read the first
time and ordered to lie on the Table. The Bill entituled An Act for
ascertaining the Bounds of King and Queen Parish &c. was read the
second time, and will pass; and was sent to the upper House .by
M^r Mills and Capt. Bayard Col. Tasker, from the upper House
delivers to M^r Speaker a Petition of the Inhabitants of St. Mar-
garet Westminster Parish and a Petition of the Inhabitants of
St. Anne's Parish in Anne Arundel County Indorsed. By the Upper
House of Assembly, referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly.
The House adjourned until Two of the Clock in the afternoon.

Post Meridiem.
The House met according to adjournment &c.
The Petitions of the Inhabitants of St. Margaret Westminster
parish, and the Petition of the Inhabitants of St. Anne's Parish in
Anne Arundel County relating to the fixing a Warehouse at the
City of Annapolis, were Severally read and rejected. Col. Henry
delivers to M^r Speaker a Bill entituled An Act impowering the
Justices of Worcester County to levy on the taxable Inhabitants of
All Hallows Parish in the said County, a sum not exceeding 80000 ll
of Tobacco, for the uses therein mentioned; which was read the first
time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Col Hammond, from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker
the Bill entituled an Act for issuing Writs of Replevin out of the

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