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this Province and the Several Indian Nations and for punishing
Trespasses committed on their Lands, the other An act continuing
an Act Entituled an Act directing the manner of Punishing Forni-
cation and Adultery before a Single Justice of the Peace out of
Court thus Subscribed
29^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 Subscribed
and the following Bill Entituled an Act for Issuing Writts of Re-
plevin out of the County Courts of this Province thus Endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly I^st May 1756
Read the first and Second time by an Especial Order and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho

Read the first time in this house and Ordered to lye on the Table
A Message from the Lower House with the Journal of Accounts
by Mess:^rs Hawkins and Edge
By the Lower House of Assembly I^st May 1756
May it Please your Honours
[This lengthy message is printed in full in the Lower House
Journal, pages 403-4.]
Adjourned 'till Monday Morning ten of the Clock

U.H.J.
Liber No. 35

May i

Monday Morning 3^d May 1756
The House met again according to Adjournment

May 3

Present

p. 89

Benjamin Tasker Esq.^r | Philip Thomas Esq:^r
The Hon^ble | Col :^o Hammond | Col: Tasker
Samuel Chamberlaine Esq :^r | Benedict Calvert Esq^r

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
The following Message is sent to the Lower house by Col: Ham-
mond
By the Upper House of Assembly 3^d May 1756
Gentlemen
We have Considered your Message of the 30 :^th of April wherein
you tell us, that you think it necessary to enumerate all the Amend-