12 Assembly Proceedings, April 8-May 9, 1757.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
April 22

Vessels from clandestinely carrying Servants and Slaves, or Persons
indebted out of this Province. A Bill, entituled, An Act continuing an
Act entituled, An Act to prevent Persons from secreting Boats,
Flats, and other Vessels drove by Stress of Weather, or otherwise
from Landings, or Mooreings; A Bill entituled, An Act continuing
an Act, entituled, A supplementary Act to the Act, entituled, An Act
for the Relief of Creditors in England against Bankrupts who have
imported any Goods into this Province not accounted for. A Bill
entit.^d An Act continuing an Act, intituled, An Act for the Advance-
ment of Justice. A Bill entituled An Act continuing an Act to remedy
some Evils relating to Servants. A Bill, entituled, An Act for the
Relief of sundry Inhabitants of Allhallows Parish in Worcester
County.

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A Bill entituled, An Act continuing An Act, entituled, An Act
for the Gauge of Barrels for Pork Beef, Pitch, Tar Turpentine, and
Tare of Barrels for Flour or Bread. A Bill, entituled, An Act for
leasing out Part of the Prison Land in Dorchester County A Bill,
entituled, An Act continuing an Act, entituled, A supplementary
Act to the Act entituled, An Act ascertaining the Heighth of Fences
to prevent the Evil occasioned by the Multitude of Horses, and
restraining Horse Rangers within this Province, and to redress the
great Evil accruing to this Province by the Multiplicity of useless
Horses Mares and Colts that run in the Woods. A Bill, entituled, An
Act continuing an Act entituled, an Act for relieving the Inhabitants
of this Province from some Aggrievances in the Prosecution of Suits
at Law, and for continuing the supplementary Act thereto; severally
thus endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly 20. April 1757.

Read the first Time in this House, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Signed p : Order M Macnemara Cl. Lo : Ho :

By the Lower House of Assembly 21. of April 1757.
Read the second Time, and will pass.
Signed p. Order, M Macnemara Cl. Lo : Ho :

Read the first Time in this House, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Adjourned 'till to Morrow Morning 10. of the Clock.

April 23

Saturday Morning 23. of April 1757.
This House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as Yesterday.
Read the second Time the Bill, entituled, An Act for his Majesty's
Service, and the more immediate Defence and Security of this Prov-
ince, and with the Amendments proposed in a Schedule herewith