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entituled, An Act for repairing the Public Roads in this Province ;
which was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
M.^r Gray appeared in the House.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r
Speaker a Petition of James Tapper, a languishing Prisoner in Anne-
Arundel Goal; indorsed By the Upper House of Assembly, Referred
to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly.
Which Petition was read here, and granted according to Prayer.
Col. Henry, from the Committee of Laws, brings in and delivers
to M.^r Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act for the Relief of certain

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Prisoners, in the several County Goals, therein mentioned; which
was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.

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Tuesday Morning, 11^th May, 1756.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
M.^r Crabb and M.^r Beall appeared in the House.
On reading and considering the Message from the Upper House
of the 4th Instant, brought down with the Journal of Accounts, the
Question was put, Whether this House will agree to make the usual
Allowance to the Clerk of the Council, as by the said Message is
proposed, or Not Resolved in the Affirmative.

For the Affirmative,

Hynson, M. Tilghman, Earle,
Williamson, Gray, Baker,
Hall, Travers, Ward,
Jordan, Tolley, Dulany,
R. Henry, Govane, Casson.
J. Goldsborough, [16]

For the Negative,

J. Reeder, Smallwood, Hawkins,
Wallis, Stoddert, Bracco,
Hammond, Addison, Handy,
Gassaway, Fraser, Chapline.
Carroll, [13]
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