258 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. 23-May 22, 1756.

U.H.J.
Liber No. 35
April 19

well Justify our Conduct and Clearly evince to all impartial and
indiferent Persons how fruitlessly we have done our Endeavours
for the Relief of those distressed People on the Western Frontiers
from Savage Barbarities for the Protection of the of the Province
from the Invasions of a Foreign Enemy and towards the Support of
His Majestys undoubted Rights on this Continent
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. up. Ho

Read the Second time the Bill Entituled an Act for preventing the
Evils occasioned by Masters of Ships Sloops or other Vessels their
Officers Skippers and Sailors dealing with or Entertaining Servants
or Slaves and will pass with the following Amendment the fines
and forfeitures mentioned therein to be the one half to the Right
Honourable the Lord Proprietary his heirs and Successors for sup-
port of Government the other half to the Informer or him her or
them that will sue for the same and sent to the Lower house by
Richard Lee Esq^r

p. 78

Two Engrossed Bills from the Lower house by Mess:^rs Wagga-
man and Handy one Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act
Impowering the Justices of Worcester County to levy on the Taxable
Inhabitants of All Hallows Parish a sum of Tobacco and for other
Purposes therein mentioned the othe An Act Impowering the Jus-
tices of Somerset County to Levy Twenty thousand pounds of
Tobacco upon the Taxable Inhabitants of the said County for the
use therein mentioned thus Subscribed
19^th April 1756
Read and assented to by the Lower House of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho

Read and Assented to by this House and Ordered to be so Sub-
scribed
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

April 20

Tuesday Morning 20^th April 1756
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem Die Post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock