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legal Creditors may receive their several Claims, you will pass the
Journal as it now stands.
Signed per Order, M. Macnemara, Cl. Lo. Ho.

Was sent to the Upper House, with the Journal of Accounts, by
Mr. Stoddert and Mr. Magruder.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
November 16

Mr. Govane brings in, and delivers to Mr. Speaker, a Bill in-
tituled, An Act for repealing Part of an Act of Assembly intituled,
An Act for the Encouragement of such Persons as will undertake
to build Water-Mills; and Part of one other Act of Assembly in-
tituled, An Act for the Encouragement of an Iron Manufactory
within this Province; which was read the first Time, and on motion,
that the said Bill be referred to the Consideration of next Assembly,
the same was referred accordingly.

Which Bill was indorsed, " referred to the Consideration of next
Assembly."
Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to
Mr. Speaker an ingrossed Bill intituled, A Supplementary and Ex-
planatory Act to an Act intituled, An Act for the more effectual
Punishment of Negroes, &c. indorsed, " By the Upper House of
Assembly, November 13, 1753. Read the second Time, and with
the Amendments proposed, passed for ingrossing.
Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."

And an ingrossed Bill intituled, An Act to prevent the injuring
the Navigation to Baltimore-Town, and to the Inspecting House at
Elk-Ridge Landing, &c. With the Paper Bills thereof, indorsed,
" By the Upper House of Assembly, November 14, 1753. Read and
passed for ingrossing.
Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."

Which ingrossed Bills were severally indorsed, " November 16,
1753. Read and assented to by the Upper House of Assembly.
Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."

The said ingrossed Bills were here severally read and indorsed,
" Read and assented to by the Lower House of Assembly," and the
Paper Bills were severally indorsed, " By the Lower House of Assem-
bly, November 16, 1753. The ingrossed Bill whereof this is the Origi-
nal is read and assented to.
Signed per Order, M. Macnemara, Cl. Lo. Ho."

Which said Paper Bills were sent to the Upper House by Mr.
Frasier and Capt. Gassaway.

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Mr. Tilghman, from the Committee of Laws, delivers to Mr.
Speaker an Address to the Governor; which was read, approved,
and ordered to be ingrossed.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

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