no Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 2-Nov. 17, 1753.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
October 17

Wednesday Morning 17 October 1753
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday with the Addition of Col Charles Ham-
mond
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
Doctor Carroll and Major Henry Hall from the Lower house
Attend with M^r John Gassaway a Member Ellected for Ann Arundel
County in the Room of M^r Thomas Worthington deceased to See
him Qualified who takes the Several Oaths to the Government
Required by Law Repeats and Subscribes the Abjuration and Test
and then withdraws
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

October 18

Thursday Morning 18 October 1753.
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Read the second Time the four following Bills viz.^t One Entituled
an Act to prevent the ill Practices of Sheriffs in the Payment of the
County and Publick Levies — The Supplementary Act for ascertain-
ing the height of Fences to prevent the evil Occasioned by the
Multitude of Horses and Restraining Those Rangers within this
Province, and to Redress the Great Evil accruing to this Province
by the Multiplicity of useless Horses Mares and Colts, that Run in
the Woods — An Act Continuing an Act Entituled an Act to Remedy
some Evils relating to Servants — The Act Continuing an Act En-
tituled an Act for the Gauge of Barrels for Pork, Beef, Pitch, Tar,
Turpentine and Tare of Barrels for Flour and Bread, and will Pass,
Sent to the Lower house by Richard Lee Esq.^r
Read the Petition of the Inhabitants of the North and South
Branch of Gunpowder River in Baltimore County Praying a ware-
house may be Erected at the Old Landing in the said County — Read
the Petition of Several the Inhabitants of Cecil County Praying a
Roadway be made out near Elihu Halls Mill on Octerara down
Susquehannah River to Intersect the Top of the Tide — Read the
Petition of John Bradford & Sundry the Justices of Frederick
County Praying leave to Bring in a Bill to levy one hundred and
Ten pounds, and a further Sum of One hundred Pounds for the
uses therein mentioned; Referred to the Consideration of the Lower
house of Assembly — & Sent by Samuel Chamberlain Esquire