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where his Excellency the Governor passed the ingrossed Bill inti-
tuled, An Act for the Adjournment and Continuance of Talbot
County Court into a Law, in the usual Manner. Mr. Speaker (with
the Members of the Lower House) returned and re-assumed the
Chair.
The Bill intituled, An Act for raising a Duty of Three Halfpence,
&c. for the Use of the Governor; the Bill intituled, An Act impower-
ing the Justices of Prince George's County, to Levy, &c. and the Bill
intituled, An Act for the Relief of Thomas Barkley, &c. were sev-
erally read, and passed for ingrossing.
The Bill intituled, A Supplementary and Explanatory Act to an
Act intituled, An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Negroes
and other Slaves, and for taking away the Benefit of Clergy from
certain Offenders; and a Supplementary Act to an Act intituled, An
Act to prevent the tumultuous Meetings and other Irregularities of
Negroes and other Slaves, was read the first Time, and ordered
to lie on the Table.
Major Hall from the Committee of Laws, delivers to Mr. Speaker
a Bill intituled, A Supplementary Act to an Act intituled, An Act
to aid the Title of Purchasers of Lots in Princess-Anne-Town, in
Somerset County; and a Bill intituled, An Explanatory Act to the
Act intituled, An Act for Marking of Highways, and making the
Heads of Rivers, Creeks, Branches, and Swamps, passable for Horse
and Foot; which Bills were severally read the first Time, and ordered
to lie on the Table.
His Excellency the Governor communicates to Mr. Speaker the
following Message, viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
November 5
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His Majesty out of tender Regard for the Lives and Fortunes of
his Subjects in this, as well as the neighbouring Provinces, has com-
manded the Secretary of State, to advise us of the Danger of suffer-
ing a foreign Power to intrude and make Settlements on any of his
Majesty's American Dominions: Our Interest in such an Event, tho'
his Majesty had not been pleased to signify his Royal Pleasure,
would make this Affair worthy our most serious Consideration:
But when you see by that Letter from the Earl of Holdernesse, that
should the neighbouring Colonies make Application to us for As-
sistance, I might be under a Necessity of convening you, without
Respect to the Inclemency of the Season, or other Inconveniences,
unless before the Conclusion of this Session, a Fund be established
for such Uses. I make no doubt but the Consideration of the vast
Expence extraordinary Meetings of Assembly occasion to the
Country, and also that it is not so easy and practicable to raise Money
upon an Emergency as properly to apply it, will induce you to con-
sider at this Time our Indian Allies, whose Affections the French
will endeavour by every Artifice to alienate from our Interest: And
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