The Upper House. 19

Saturday Morning 20 June 1752.
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Read the Second time the Bills followingViz.^t A Supplementary
Act to an Act Entituled an Act for the appointment of Constables &
what Relates to their office, & ascertaining what Persons are Tax-
ables; An Act for dividing certain Warehouses in Kent County
therein named; An Act impowering the Justices of Baltimore
County Court to Assess and levy a Sum of Current Money and for
other purposes therein mentioned; A Supplementary Act to an Act
Entituled an Act to Enable the Justices of Charles County to Assess
and levy on the Taxable Inhabitants of that part of the late Reverend
M.^r Donaldsons Parish which lies in the said County 55000 pounds
of Tobacco and for other Purposes therein mentioned, Passed &
Sent to the Lower house by Samuel Chamberlain Esq.^r
Three Bills from the Lower house by Mess." Franklin & George
A Bill Entituled an Act for Reducing the Allowances of the
Members of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly of this
Province, and Assessing the publick levy; A Bill Entituled an Act
for the Encouragement of the West India Trade; A Bill Entituled a
Supplementary Act to an Act Entituled an Act for issuing and tak-
ing out of the Office of the Commissioners or Trustees appointed
for emitting Bills of Credit. Established by Act of Assembly the
Sum of £4500 Current Money for encouragement of such able
Bodied Freemen as shall Voluntarily enlist themselves in his Maj-
estys Service for the intended Expedition against Canada and for
Maintaining and Carrying them to the Place of Rendezvous as also
for Replacing the said Sum and for the better regulating Ordinarys
and Ordinary Keepers and for other purposes therein mentioned;
Severally thus Endorsed
By the Lower house of Assembly 18. June 1752.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
June 20

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 20th June 1752.
Read the Second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Read the first time in this house and ordered to lye on the Table
Read the Second time the Bill Entituled an Act to prohibit the
Raising of Swine and Geese in Charles Town in Charles County
and to prevent accidents by fire from Wooden Chimneys in said
Town & will Pass with the following Amendments, instead of the
words, said Countys in the 10^th & 15.^th Lines put the following
words, Lord Proprietary for the Support of Government, Sent to
the Lower house by CoT. Hammond.

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