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Mr. Rezin, Mr. Mills, and Mr. J. Goldsborough, appeared.
Mr. Edmunson hath Leave of the House for Absence.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker the Petition of William Wells, of Anne- Arundel County,
and Rebecca his Wife, indorsed, " By the Upper House of Assembly,
referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly."
Which Petition was here read and ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
The Bill entituled, An Act for the Advancement of Justice, was
read the second Time and passed, and sent to the Upper House by
Mr. Handy and Mr. Mills.
Col. Tasker, from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker the
Bill intituled, An Act to Licence Hawkers, Pedlars, and petty Chap-
men, indorsed, " By the Upper House of Assembly, October 22,

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
October 22

1753. Read the second Time and will pass, with the following
Amendments; in the 7th and 14th Line of the second Page, instead
of the Word Five, put Ten; in the 8th Line of 3d Page, instead of the
Words, to the Use of the several County Schools within this Pro-
vince, put to his Lordship for Support of Government; in the last
Line but one of the 4th Page instead of the Clerk of the Council
for the Time being who is, put the Treasurer or Treasurers for the
Time being, who are; leave out the Words after the Word expressed,
in the 4th Line of the last Page, to the Word and, in the 7th Line
.of the same Page; instead of the Words the Visitors of the respec-
tive County Schools within this Province, in the I ith Line of the
same Page, put to his Lordship's Agent for the Time being, to the
Use of his Lordship for Support of Government.
" Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."
On reading the Amendments proposed by the Upper House to the
aforesaid Bill, Resolved, That a Message be prepared to be sent to
the Upper House to enforce the Bill: Ordered, That the Committee
of Laws do prepare and bring in the same accordingly.
On motion, Leave given, to bring in, An Explanatory Bill to the
Act, to enable the Justices of Charles County, to levy a Sum of
Tobacco on the taxable Inhabitants of Port-Tobacco Parish, in the
said County, for the Purposes therein mentioned: Ordered, That
the Committee of Laws do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.
Major Hall, from the Committee of Laws, delivers to Mr. Speaker,
a Bill entituled, An Act to disable Persons transported into this
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