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

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
June 1

Post Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment.
M^r Mackall and M^r Lecompte appeared in the House.
Richard Lee Esqr, from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker
a petition of sundry Inhabitants of Prince George's County and
Charles County, relating to the building a Ware House at Piscata-
way, at the Petitioners Expence, Indorsed; By the Upper House of
Assembly referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly. Which Petition was read here and Rejected Capt. Tilgh-
man delivers to M^r Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act for dividing
S^t Paul's Parish in Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties and for
erecting a new parish thereout, by the Name of S^t Johns parish;
which was read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table, on
reading a Second Time the Bill entituled, An Act for making Con-
vict Persons Evidence against other persons Convict, the Question
was put, whether the Clause relating to Convicts being made Evi-
dence one against the other, should stand or not? Resolved in the
affirmative.

For the Affirmative.

M^r Mills

M^r Smallwood

M^r Buchanan

R. Gresham

Thomas

Paca

Harris

Lloyd

Stoddert

H. Hall

Sulivane

Gordon

Carroll

George

Dulany

P. Hammond

Hyland

Tilghman

Worthington

Bayard

Hopper

Mackall

Sheredine

For the Negative

M^r Key

M^r King

M^r Pearce

Bond

Dashiel

Wootton

Smith

Handy

Addison

Brome

R. J. Henry

T. Hammond

Harrison

N. Goldsborough

Robins

Wilkinson

Hooper

J. Henry

Middleton

Lecompte

Purnell

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On a further Progression into the said Bill, the Question was
put, whether the following Clause shall be inserted in the Bill or not,
Viz. and whereas, An Act of Assembly heretofore passed within
this province, whereby it was expected that the Importation of so
great a number of Convicted persons might be prevented, by oblig-
ing the Master or owner of all white Servants imported, after a
certain Time ^therein limitted to pay all Fees that should arise on
the Prosecution of such Servants; which hath not had the desired