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Parish, in Talbot County, and of James Tilghman, of the said
County, Attorney at Law, and Anne his Wife; the Petition of
Horatio Samuel Middleton, of the City of Annapolis; the Repre-
senation of the Owners of Lots, &c. in Chester-Town, in Kent
County; the Petition of John Radford, and sundry the Justices of
Frederick County; the Petition of sundry the Inhabitants of Prince-
George's County; the Petition of Saint John's Parish, in Baltimore
County; and, the Petition of Saint Paul's Parish, in Baltimore
County, referred from the Upper House, were severally read here,
and Leave given to the Petitioners to bring in Bills according to
prayer.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker, the Bill intituled, An Act to prevent Masters of Ships and
Vessels from clandestinely carrying Servants, &c. out of this Prov-
ince; indorsed, "By the Upper House of Assembly, October 25,
1753. Read the second Time, and will pass, with the following
Proviso, being inserted after the Word notwithstanding, in the last
Line but Two. Provided nevertheless, and it is hereby Enacted and
Declared, That where it shall happen, the Master of such Ship or
Vessel, as aforesaid, shall, by Reason of Sickness, be rendered unable
to attend on such Naval Officer, that then, and in such Cases, the
chief Mate, or next Officer of such Ship or Vessel, shall be admitted
to make Entry of the said Ship or Vessel, and that afterwards the
said Master, as soon as he is able, and before the Clearing of the
said Ship or Vessel, shall be, and is hereby, obliged to take the said
Oath, or Affirmation if a Quaker, as aforementioned.
" Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."
Which Bill was read here, with the proposed Amendments by the
Upper House, and passed for ingrossing.
Daniel Dulany, Esq; brings in, and delivers to Mr. Speaker, a Bill
intituled, An Act impowering the Incumbent and Vestrymen of
Saint Michael's Parish, in Talbot County, and James Tilghman, of
the said County, and Anne his Wife, to make an Exchange of certain
Lands therein mentioned; which was read the first Time, and ordered
to lie on the Table.
The House adjourned till the morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock
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