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

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
April 26

Read the second Time the Bill intituled, An Act continuing an Act,
intituled, An Act for the Gauge of Barrels for Pork, Beef, Pitch,
Tar, Turpentine and Tare of Barrels for Flour or Bread. — A Bill,
intituled, An Act continuing an Act, entituled, An Act to impower
the Justices of the several County Courts to make Provision for the
late Inhabitants of Nova Scotia, and for regulating their Conduct. —
the Bill, intituled, An Act continuing an Act, entituled, A supple-
mentary Act to the Act, entituled, An Act for the Relief or Creditors
in England against Bankrupts, who have imported Goods into this
Province not accounted for. — the Bill, entituled, An Act continuing an
Act, entituled, An Act to prevent Masters of Ships and Vessels, from
clandestinely carrying Servants, and Slaves, or Persons indebted
out of this Province — the 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
their Landings or Moorings, the Bill, entituled, An Act continuing
an Act, intituled, An Act for the Advancement of Justice — the Bill
entituled, An Act continuing an Act to remedy some Evils relating
to Servants — the Bill, entituled, An Act continuing an Act, entituled,
An Act for relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from some
Aggrievancies, in the Prosecution of Suits at Law, and for continuing
the supplementary Act thereto — the Bill, entituled, an Act, continuing
an Act, entituled, An Act for the speedy Recovery of small Debts
out of Court before one Justice of the Peace — the Bill, intituled, An
Act continuing an Act, intituled, a supplementary Act to the Act
intituled, An Act ascertaining the Heighth of Fences, to prevent the
Evil occasioned by the Multitude of Horses, Mares, and Colts, that
run in the Woods — the Bill, entituled, An Act for leasing out Part
of the Prison Land in Dorchester County, — the Bill, entituled, An
Act for Relief of sundry Inhabitants of Allhallows Parish in
Worcester County, passed and sent to the Lower House of As-
sembly, by Benedict Calvert Esq.^r
Adjourned 'till three of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again, according to Adjournment

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Present as in the Morning.
Read the second Time the Bill entituled, An Act for the Trial of
all Matters of Fact in the several Counties, where they have arisen,
or shall arise and will not pass, sent to the Lower House of Assembly
by Richard Lee Esq.^r
Read the Petition of sundry the Inhabitants of Ann Arundell
County praying Leave to bring in a Bill to add Part of Lun's Lott,
and one Acre Part of a Tract of Land called Deep Point to Baltimore
Town rejected.