The Upper House. 563

Thursday Morning 7.^th Oct.^r I 756.
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday (except Col: Hammond)
Read the second time the Bill, intituled, An Act, impowering the
Justices of Somerset County to levy not exceeding 20,000: of
Tobacco, upon the taxable Inhabitants of the said County to be
applied for the Purpose therein mentioned, passed & sent by Col :
Tasker.

Adjourned 'till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournm.^t

Present as in the Morning with the Addition of Col: Lloyd
and Col: Henry.
An engrossed Bill from the lower House of Assembly, by Mess :^rs
Edmondson & Govane, intituled, An Act for the defence, and Secur-
ity of this Province (thus subscribed)
7.^th Oct.^r 1756: Read & assented to by the Lower House of
Assembly.
Signed p Order, M Macnemara Clk: lo: Ho :

Read and assented to by this House and ordered to be so sub-
scribed.
A Bill from the lower House of Assembly by Messieurs Small-
wood & Jordan intituled, An Act for the Relief of sundry of the
Inhabitants of Cha.^a Co: thus indorsed.
By the lo: Ho: of Assembly 7.^th Oct.^r 1756 :
Read the first and second time by an especail Order and will pass :
Signed p Order: M Macnemara Cl: lo: Ho

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
October 7

Read the first time in this House, and order to lye on the Table :
Adjourned 'till to Morrow Morning 10: of the Clock.

p. 126

Friday Morning 8:^th Oct.^r 1756 :
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday.
Read the second time the Bill, intituled, An Act for the Relief
of sundry of the Inhabitants of Charles County passed and sent
to the Lo: Ho: of Assembly by Co; Henry ;
Richard Lee Esq.^r from the Committee appointed to inspect the
Accounts and Proceedings of the Comm.^rs of the Paper Currency
Office, brings in the following Report.

October 8