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

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
October 30

Mr. Buchanan brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, a Bill inti-
tuled, An Act to impower the Commissioners of Baltimore-Town,
to make an Addition of Thirty-two Lots or thereabouts thereto, to be
laid out into Lots; which was read the first Time, and ordered to
he on the Table.

The House adjourns till the morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.

October 31

Wednesday Morning, October 31, 1753.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Mr. J. J. Mackall appeared in the House.
On motion, that a Bill be brought in, To lay a Duty of Three
Halfpence Sterling per Hogshead, on all Tobacco exported out of
this Province, for the Use of the Governor; Leave is given: Ordered,
That the Committee of Laws do prepare and bring in a Bill
accordingly.
The Bill intituled, An Act for regulating Judicial Proceedings; and
the Bill intituled, An Act for granting Fees to the several Justices
of the County Courts, &c. were sent to the Upper House by Mr.
Edmunson, and Mr. Gray.

The Bill intituled, A Supplementary Act to the Act intituled, An
Act to enable the Justices of Charles County, to Levy, &c. was sent to
the Upper House by Mr. Smallwood, and Mn Travers.
On motion, Leave given, to bring in a Bill, For Processioning of
Lands: Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare and bring
in a Bill accordingly.

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On Motion, Leave given, to bring in a Bill intituled, An Explana-
tory Act to the Act intituled, An Act to repeal a certain Act of-
Assembly intituled, An Act to prevent the Growth of Popery within
this Province: Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare
and bring in a Bill accordingly.
Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to
Mr. Speaker, the following Message.
By the Upper House of Assembly, October 31, 1753.
Gentlemen,
In answer to your Message, sent with the Bill for Licensing
Hawkers and Pedlars, &c. we must observe to you, That the Fines
and Forfeitures arising on the Breach of Penal Laws, are the
undoubted Right of his Lordship the Lord Proprietary, for the Sup-
port of Government, and that they have hitherto been so applied,
unless in some particular Cases, where his Lordship, for special Rea-
sons, hath condescended to the Application of them otherways. That
in the first Act passed for the Purposes mentioned in this Bill, the
License Money, Fines, and Forfeitures, were to his Lordship, and we