The Upper House. 9

Friday Morning 7th March 1755
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as on Wednesday
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem

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

This house met again according to Adjournment.

Present as in the Morning
Read the Petition of the Justices of Baltimore County Court Pray-
ing an Act may pass for the Continuance of the Actions in their
County Court. Read the Petition of John Gassaway of Ann Arundel
County praying an Act may Pass to impower & direct the Clerk of
Baltimore County Court to Record among the said County Records
a Deed of bargain and Sale from Issac Johns to Robert Adair.
Read the Petition of William Young Sheriff of Baltimore County
praying a Sum of Money may be raised for the Repairs of the
Prison of the said County, Referred to the Consideration of the
Lower house of Assembly and Sent by Richard Lee Esq.^r
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

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Saturday Morning 8th March 1755.
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
His Excellency is pleased to Communicate to this house the follow-
ing Message.
Gentlemen of the Upper house of Assembly
Having just received Advice from the Lord Proprietary I take
this Opportunity of Paying the most ready obedience to his Lord-
ships Instructions by acquainting you that his Lordship has on a full,
deliberate Consideration of the Several Acts that were Enacted in
the October Session 1753. Signified to me that the Objections which
lye against some parts of the Act entituled an Act for Amending the
Staple of Tobacco for preventing Fraud in his Majestys Customs
and for the Limitation of Officers fees, would have Induced him to
Signify his immediate dissent to that Act had not a sense of the
great Utility of that part of the Act which relates to the Staple of
Tobacco, his Lordships affectionate Regard for his Tennants and a
firm persuasion that you will readily Concur with the other house
in Preparing a Bill to Repeal the parts objected to, Inclined him to
Suffer the Act to Continue till his Pleasure thereon could be made
known to you, that you may have an Opportunity to agree with
the Gentlemen of the other house on such Repealing Act as his Lord-

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