The Lower House. 169

Monday, 7^th July, 1755.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c. The members
were called and all appeared as on Saturday, except Mr. Mills and
Capt. Gassaway.
Mr. Sprigg appeared in the House.
An ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act to impower John Grineff
Howard, of Baltimore County, Planter, to dock the Entail of Two
hundred and forty-nine acres of Land part of a Tract of Land
called Harborough lying in Ann Arundel County and to sell and
Convey the same in fee simple and to Entail other Lands of Equal
value in lieu thereof was sent to the Upper House, with the Paper
Bill thereof, by Mr. Stoddert and Mr. Tolley.
On Motion, Ordered, that Mr. Hammond, Col. Tilghman and
Mr. Charles Goldsborough, be added to the Committee of Griev-
ances and Courts of Justice.
Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers te
Mr. Speaker, the Bill entituled, An Act for raising Two Pence
Sterling, for every Hogshead of Tobacco exported out of this
Province, for Payment of an Agent in Great-Britain, for the Service
of this Province; indorsed, By the Upper House of Assembly,
July 5, 1755. Read the first and second Time, by an especial Order,
and will not pass.
Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. up. ho.

The House proceeded to tax the Bill entituled, An Act to im-
power Ann Chambers, Widow, to sell and dispose of certain Lands,
which Samuel Chambers, late of Anne-Arundel County, died pos-
sessed of, in Fee Simple, &c.

To the Honourable Speaker, £ 3 00 00
To the Clerk, 1 10 00

And, the Bill entituled, An Act to impower John Grineff Howard,
of Baltimore County, Planter, to dock the Entail of 249 Acres of
Land, &c.

To the Honourable Speaker, £4 00 00
To the Clerk, 2 00 00

Dr. Carroll, from the Committee of Grievances and Courts of
Justice, brings in, and delivers to Mr. Speaker, the following
Report, viz.
By the Committee of Grievances and Courts of Justice, July 7, 1755.
Your Committee, upon inspecting a Commission to the Honourable
Csecilius Calvert, Esq; to be Secretary of this Province, recorded

L.H.J.

Liber No. 48
July;

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in the Provincial Office, which Commission is hereto annexed, do
find, that there is a Clause therein, giving to the said Csecilius Calvert,
Esq; a Power of taking to himself the Advantage of granting

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