88 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 11, 1748.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
May 27

County Courts of this Province, Indorsed by the Upper House of
Assembly, May 27^th 1748: read the second Time and will not pass.
Signed per order. J. Ross Cl. Up. Ho.
On Motion of A Member, That an Enquiry be made, whether
the people of this province are not of right intitled to have Writs of
Replevin issue out of the respective County Courts of this Province.
Ordered, That the Committee of Laws be a Committee especially
appointed to make such Enquiry, and report the same to the House.
Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq^r from the Upper House, delivers to
M^r Speaker the Bill entituled An Act empowering the Justices of
Kent County, to assess and levy on the taxable Inhabitants of
Shrewsbury Parish &c. Indorsed By the Upper House of Assembly
May 27 1748 read the second Time, and will pass.
Signed per Order J. Ross Cl. Up. Ho.
Which Bill was here read and passed for Ingrossing. George
Plater Esq^r; from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker the Bill
entituled An Act to empower and direct the Clerk of Anne Arundel
County Court to enter and record among the records of the said
County, a Deed of Bargain and Sale from William Mitchell &c.
Indorsed; By the Upper House of Assembly May 27. 1748, read the
second Time, and will pass.
Signed per order J. Ross G. Up. Ho.
which Bill was here read and passed for Ingrossing. An Account
of Thomas Cresap against the public, for sundries furnished the
Indians; which was referred from the upper House to this House,
was here read and rejected.
The House Adjourns until Tomorrow Morning, 9 of the Clock.

May 28

Saturday Morning May 28. 1748.

The House met according to Adjournment, all the Members
appeared as Yesterday, except Capt. Ennals Capt. Addison, and
M^r Philip Hammond.
The Bill entituled, An Act empowering the Justices of Worcester
County, to levy on the taxable Inhabitants of Allhallows Parish &c
was read the second Time and will pass; and was sent to the Uper
House by Col^o Henry and M^r Robins. A Bill entituled An Act
empowering the Justices of Queen Anne's County, to levy on the
taxable Inhabitants of Christ Church Parish &c. was read the first
and second Time by an especial order and will pass; and was sent
to the Uper House b'y M^r Tilghman and M^r Bond A Bill entituled
An Act for uniting part of Prince George's County to Charles

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County, was read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table.
Col^o King delivers to M^r Speaker the following Report Viz. — By