542 Assembly Proceedings, July 17-25, 1754.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
July 25

An Act continuing an Act Ent.^d an Act for destroying of Wolves
in Frederick County.
An Act continuing an Act Ent.^d an Act for the more Effectual
punishment of Certain offenders and for taking from them the
Benefit of Clergy.
An Act continuing an Act Ent.^d an Act to Enable the Several and
Respective County Clerks within this Province to remove some of
the County Records and Papers from the Publick offices
An Act continuing an Act Ent.^d a Supplementary Act to An Act
Ent.^d An Act laying an Imposition on Negroes and Several sorts
of Liquors imported and also on Irish Servants to prevent the
importing too great a Number of Irish Papists into this Province
An Act continuing an Act Ent.^d an Act to make the Testimony
of Convicted Persons legal against convicted Persons.
An Act continuing an Act Ent.^d an Act to exempt Persons ap-
pearing at Musters from Arrests in Civil Cases.
An Act continuing an Act Ent.^d an Additional Supplementary Act
to the Act Ent.^d an Act relating to Servants and Slaves.
An Act continuing an Additional Explanatory Act to the Act
Ent.^d an Act impowering the Commissioners of the County Courts
to levy and Raise Tob.° to defray the Necessary Charges of their
Countys and Parishes.
An Act continuing an Act Ent.^d an Act for the more Effectual
punishment of Negroes and other Slaves and for taking from them
the Benefit of Clergy from Certain offenders and a Supplementary
act to an Act Ent.^d an Act to prevent the Tumultuous Meetings and
other Irregularitys of Negroes and Other Slaves and directing the
manner of trying Slaves.

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An Act continuing An Act Ent.^d An Act to prevent Certain evils
and Inconveniencys attending the Sale of Strong Liquors and Run-
ning of Horse Races Near the Yearly Meetings of the people called
Quakers and to prevent the tumultuous Concourse of Negroes and
other Slaves during the said Meetings.
All which his Excellency passed into Laws in the Usual form by
Sealing them with the Right honourable the Lord Proprietary — his
Great Seal at Arms and Subscribing them on behalf of the Right
honourable the Lord Proprietary of this Province.
I will this be a Law
After which his Excellency was pleased to conclude this Session
with the following Speech.
Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower houses of Assembly
Before putting an End to this Session I cannot help expressing
my Satisfaction with the Confidence you repose in me as to the
disposal of the Money granted at this time — which I shall take