122 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 2-Nov. 17, 1753.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
October 31

ment, yet as We are of opinion that such a Law, will be of General
use and Benefit to the people We have Assented to the Bill as it now
stands
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.

Read the second Time the Bill Entituled An Act Impowering the
Justices of Baltimore County to levy on the taxable Inhabitants of
S.^t Pauls Parish in said County a sum of Current Money for the
uses therein mentioned and will pass, Sent to the Lower house by
Col Tasker
Read the second Time the Bill Entituled An Act for Reducing
the Allowance of the Members of the Upper and Lower houses of
Assembly of this Province and Ascertaining the publick levy, and
will pass with the following amendments, leave out the words, And
Ascertaining the publick levy, in the Title, instead of the preamble
to the Bill incert the following one, Whereas the lessening of the
yearly Allowance to the Members of both houses of Assembly would
be a Great ease to the People of this Province in the payment of
their publick Dues, leave out the Part of the Bill after the Words,
nomore, in the Eleventh Line of the first page to the word, Repealed,
in the last line but three in the Second page, Sent to the Lower
house by Richard Lee Esq.^r
Read the second Time the Bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to
the Act Entituled an Act to prevent the Injuring Harbours within
this Province and will not Pass, Sent to the Lower house by Samuel
Chamberlain Esq^r
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

November r

Thursday Morning i November 1753
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday

A Bill from the Lower house by Mess.^rs Govane and Paca En-
tituled An Act to empower the Commissioners of Baltimore Town
to make an Addition thereto of thirty two Acres of Land or there-
abouts to be laid out into Lotts thus Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 30 October 1753
Read the first Time and Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H
By the Lower house of Assembly 1 November 1753
Read the second time & will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H
Read the first Time in this house and Ordered to lye on the Table