The Upper House. 175

Comm.^rs of the County Courts to levy and raise Tobacco to defray
the necessary Charges of their Counties and Parishes. An Act con-
tinuing an Act, entituled, An Act for destroying Wolves in Frederick
County — An Act continuing an Act, entituled, An Act to prevent
certain Evils and Inconveniencies, attending the Sale of strong
Liquors, and running of Horse Races near the yearly Meetings of
the People called Quakers, and to prevent the tumultuous Concourse
of Negroes, and other Slaves during the said Meetings, and also
one other Act, entituled, An Act to amend and explain an Act,
entituled, an Act to prevent certain Evils and Inconveniencies attend-
ing the Sale of strong Liquors and running of Horse Races near
the yearly Meetings of the People called Quakers, and to prevent
the tumultuous Concourse of Negroes, and other Slaves during the
said Meetings — An Act continuing an Act, entituled, A supple-

U.H.J.
Liber No. 35

Nov. 25

mentary Act to an Act entituled, an Act laying an Imposition on
Negroes and several Sorts of Liquors imported, and also on Irish
Servants to prevent the importing too great a Number of Irish
Papists into this Province. An Act continuing an Act, entituled,
An Act to enable the several and respective County Clerks within
this Province to remove some of the County Records and Papers
from the public Offices. An Act continuing an Act entituled, An
Act for the more effectual Punishment of certain Offenders, and for
taking from them the Benefit of Clergy. An Act continuing an Act,
entituled, An additional supplementary Act to the Act, entituled,
An Act relating to Servants and Slaves. An Act continuing an
Act, entitled, An Act for Punishment of Horse Stealers and other
Offenders. An Act continuing an Act for the more effectual Punish-
ment of Negroes, and other Slaves, and for taking away the Benefit
of Clergy from certain Offenders, and a supplementary Act to an Act
entituled, An Act to prevent the tumultuous Concourse, Meetings and
other Irregularities of Negroes and other Slaves and directing the
manner of trying Slaves — An Act continuing an Act entituled, An
Act to exempt Persons appearing at Musters from Arrests in Civil
Cases. An Act continuing an Act entituled to make the Testimony
of convicted Persons legal against convicted Persons, severally thus
subscribed
25 :^th Nov.^r 1757. Read and assented to by the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p : Order M Macnemara Cl. Lo : Ho :

Read and assented to by this House and ordered to be so sub-
scribed.
Adjourned 'till to Morrow Morning 10. of the Clock.

p. 208

Saturday Morning 26 : of Nov.^r
This House met again according to Adjournment

Nov. 26