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

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
March 26

The Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Kent County, &c. praying
Leave to bring in a Bill To compel the Owners of Mills to make the
Public Roads over their Mill-Dams convenient for Travellers, &c.
was read and granted. Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do
prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.
The Petition of Daniel Kennedy, of Frederick County, praying his
Account for transporting of General Braddock's Soldiers and Wag-
gons, &c. over Manockasy Ferry, to be allowed by a Public Charge
of this Province, was read and rejected.
A Bill entituled, An Act to impower and direct the Clerk of Anne-
Arundel County Court to record, among the said County Records, a
Deed of Bargain and Sale from Thomas Larkin, deceased, to John
Jordan, deceased, was read the first and second Time by an especial
Order, and will pass; and was sent to the Upper House by Capt.
Gassaway and Mr. Reeder.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

p. 205

Post-Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
M.^r Lloyd, from the Committee of Laws, brings in and delivers
to M.^r Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act for the Continuance of
Process in Caecil County March Court, and to cure some Defects
that may have happened in the Proceedings of the several County
Courts of this Province, and for the explaining an Act of Assembly
entituled, An Act appointing certain Days, on which the several and
respective County Courts, within this Province, are to be held; was
read the first and second Time by an especial Order, and will pass ;
and was sent to the Upper House by Capt. Earle and M.^r Baker.

On Motion, the Question was put, Whether, in the Supplementary
Bill to the Act entituled, An Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco,
for preventing Frauds in his Majesty's Customs, and for the Limi-
tation of Officers Fees, which is ordered by the House to be brought
in, the Inspectors already qualified under the said Act, shall be com-
pelled, by a Clause therein to be inserted, to serve for a reduced
Salary, or Not Resolved in the Affirmative.

For the Affirmative,
T. Reeder, Stoddert, Lloyd,
J. Reeder, Jordan, E. Tilghman,
Hynson, Dennis, Bracco,
Williamson, Waggaman, Scarborough,
Hammond, Edge, J. Henry,
Reynolds, Earle, Evans,
B. Mackall, Baker, B. Handy.
Smallwood, Ward, 23