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Friday Morning, June 19, 1752.
The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as yesterday. The Proceedings of yesterday
were read.
The Bill entituled; A Supplementary Act to an Act entituled, An
Act to enable the Justices of Charles County to assess and levy on the
taxable Inhabitants of that Part of the late Reverend Mr. Donald-
son's Parish, &c. was read the second Time, and passed.
A Bill entituled, An Act to prohibit the raising of Swine and
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Liber No. 47
June 19
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Geese in Charles-Town in Charles County, and to prevent Accidents
by Fire from wooden Chimneys in said Town, was read the first
and second Time by especial Order, and passed.
The Bill entituled, An Act for dividing of certain Warehouses
in Kent County, &c. was read the second Time, and passed. And
The Bill entituled, An Act impowering the Justices of Baltimore
County Court, to assess and levy a Sum of Current Money, &c. was
read the second Time, and passed.
Which Bills were sent to the Upper House by Mr. Sulivane and
Mr. Franklin.
The Bill entituled, An Act for raising Three Halfpence Sterling
for every Hogshead of Tobacco exported out of this Province, for
Payment of an Agent, &c. was read the second Time and passed,
and was sent to the Upper House by Col. Hooper and Capt. Lee.
The Petition of the Inhabitants and Owners of the Lots in the
Town of Chester, in the County of Kent, praying Leave to bring
in a Bill, to oblige the Owners or Occupiers of every Lot, or Part of
a Lot, to pay the Sum of 20 s. to be laid out in procuring a Fire-
Engine. for the Use of the said Town, &c. was read, and referred to
the Consideration of next Assembly.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker the Bill entituled, An Additional Supplementary Act to the
Act entituled, An Act for the laying out and erecting a Town at a
Place called Long-Point, &c. Indorsed, " By the Upper House of
Assembly, June 19, 1752. Read the second Time, and will not pass.
Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."
Col. Tasker, from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker the
Bill entituled, An Act to prevent the setting the Woods on Fire;
Indorsed, " By the Upper House of Assembly, June 19, 1752. Read
the second Time, and will pass, with the following Amendment :
Leave out the Words from adjacent Lands, in the 7th Line, to the
Word committed, in the nth Line; and insert the following Words,
And that whoever shall offend in the Premisses, and shall be sued for
the same by the Party grieved, in the County Court where the offence
shall be committed, that the Plaintiff, upon obtaining a Verdict and
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