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

	L. H. J.		For the Affirmative.
	Liber No. 47
	November 10	Bond,	Handy,	Hopper,
		Williamson,	Edmunson,	Wilkinson,
		Gresham,	Buchanan,	Tillotson,
		Gassaway,	Ridgely,	W. Dulany,
		J. Mackall,	Pearce,	Chapline,
		B. Mackall,	Frasier,	Magruder.
		Lee,	Hawkins,	20

		The said Bill was accordingly indorsed, Read the second Time and will not pass.
	p. 335	The Bill intituled. An Act for the Relief of John Shubbard, &c. was read the second Time and will pass, and was sent to the Upper House by Mr. Williamson, and Mr. Falconar. On reading the second Time the Bill intituled, An Act to repeal an Act intituled, An Act for the Confirmation of the Lands therein mentioned to Richard Bennett, Esq; the Question was put, Whether the following Words, viz. [upon the Application and Sollicitation of the then Commissioners of the Customs in England], mentioned in the Preamble of the said Bill as a Recital, between the W'ords Power and by, and on the second Reading contained in the said Bill, be left out of the said Bill, or Not? On a Division of the House, Resolved that the said Words be left out. On a further Reading the said Bill, the Question was put, That the Words and Richard Bennett, as now inserted in the Bill, between the Words Birchfield and and, be left out ? On a Division, Resolved that the said Words be not left out. On Reading throughout the Bill intituled, An Act to repeal an Act intituled, An Act for the Confirmation of Lands, &c. the Ques- tion was put, Whether the said Bill do pass, or Not ? On a Division, Resolved in the Affirmative. The House adjourns till Monday Morning at 8 of the Clock.
	November 12	Monday Morning, November 12, 1753. The House met according to Adjournment, &c. the Members were called, and all appeared as on Saturday, except Mr. J. J. Mackall, Col. Hooper, Mr. C. Goldsborough, Mr. Edmunson, and Mr. J. Tillotson. Mr. Crabb appeared in the House. Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker, a Petition of Daniel Hull, a languishing Prisoner in Talbot County Goal; indorsed, " By the Upper House of Assembly, referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly."