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

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
May 17

Richard Lee, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r Speaker
the Bill entituled, An Act for preventing Indians, disaffected to the
British Interest in America, from coming into this Province as Spies,
or any other evil design, indorsed, By the Upper House of Assembly,
May 17, 1756. Read the second Time, and will pass.
Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.

Which Bill was read here, and passed for ingrossing.
Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to
M.^r Speaker the Paper Bill entituled, An Act for granting a Supply
of £40000 for his Majesty's Service, &c. indorsed, By the Upper
House of Assembly, May 17^th, 1756. The ingrossed Bill, whereof
this is the Original, is Read and Assented to.
Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.

The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.

May 18

Tuesday Morning, 18^th May, 1756.

The House met according to Adjournment: All the Members
appeared as Yesterday, except Major Travers, Col. Robert Jenckins
Henry, and M.^r Bordley.
An ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act for preventing Indians, disaf-
fected to the British Interest in America, from coming into this
Province as Spies, or any other Evil design, was read and assented
to, and sent to the Upper House, with the Paper Bill thereof, by
Col. John Henry and M.^r Bracco.

The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.
Post-Meridiem.

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The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
The Bill entituled, An Act for preventing the Importation of
German and French Papists, &c. by Way of Pennsylvania, &c. was
read the second Time and will pass, and was sent to the Upper House,
by Col. Addison and Capt. Govane.
M.^r Lloyd, from the Committee of Laws, brings in and delivers
to M.^r Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act for the speedy and effectual
Publication of the Laws of this Province, and for the Encourage-
ment of Jonas Green, of the City of Annapolis, Printer; which
was read the first and second Time, by an especial Order, and will
pass; and was sent to the Upper House, by Capt. Jenifer and Col.
Tilghman.

M.^r Matthew Tilghman, from the Committee of Laws, brings in
and delivers to M.^r Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act for preventing
all Retailers of Liquors from selling in small Quantities; which was
read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.