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House of Assembly; which Petition was read here, and ordered to
lie on the Table.
A Motion, for Leave to bring in a Bill For Payment, by the
Public, for Convict Servants executed for Crimes committed in this
Province; Leave is given. Ordered, That the Committee of Laws
do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
April 10

The House adjourns until Monday Morning at 9 of the Clock.

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Monday Morning, 12^th April, 1756.

The House met according to Adjournment: All the Members
appeared as on Saturday, except M.^r John Mackall, M.^r Thomas
Reeder, M.^r John Goldsborough, M.^r Smallwood, and M.^r Paca.
M.^r Edmondson, M.^r Beall, and Col. Addison, appeared in the
House.
M.^r Gray and Major Hyland have Leave to go home.
Col. Scarborough brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker a Bill
entituled, A Supplementary Act to the Act entituled, An Act im-
powering the Justices of Worcester County to levy on the taxable
Inhabitants of Allhallows Parish a Sum of Tobacco, and for other
Purposes therein mentioned; which was read the first Time, and
ordered to lie on the Table.

Col. John Henry brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker a Bill
entituled, An Act impowering the Justices of Somerset County to
levy not exceeding 20,000 Ibs. of Tobacco upon the taxable In-
habitants of the said County, for the Use therein mentioned; which
was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
M.^r Stoddert appeared in the House.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

April 12

Tuesday Morning, 13^th April, 1756.
The House met according to Adjournment: All the Members
appeared as Yesterday except M.^r Gray,
Capt. Jordan appeared in the House.
On Motion, Resolved, That this House will sit from eight of the
Clock in the Morning until XII, and from II of the Clock Afternoon
until VI, for the greater Dispatch of Public Business, during this
Session.

April 13