The Upper House. 185

After several Meetings the Conferrees agreed upon the Forms
of a Petition to his Majesty and a Representation to the Lords
Commissioners for Trade and Plantations

And in Consequence of the Order of the respective Houses, also
agree upon the Forms of an Address, to request his Lordship our
Lord Proprietary to present that Petition to his Majesty, and also
to lay the Representation before the Lords Commissioners, and
likewise of an Address to his Excellency the Governor desiring him
to transmit them to his Lordship
All which it is agreed shall be laid before the respective Houses
Signed p. Order Tho.^s Johnson jun : Cl
Adjourned 'till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
Adjourned 'till to Morrow Morning 10. of the Clock

U. H. J.
Liber No. 33
Dec. 13

Wednesday Morning 14: Dec.^r 1757.
This House met again according to Adjournm.^t

Present as Yesterday
The Bill prepared in this House, intituled, An Act for billetting
and quartering his Majesty's Forces within this Province is brought
from the Lower House by Mess.^rs Tilghman and Wilson thus
endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly 8. of Dec.^r 1757.
Read the first Time and ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p. Order MMacnemara Cl. Lo : Ho

and the following Message
[Message printed in full in Lower House Journal pp. 351-352]

Dec. 14

Read the second Time the Bill, entituled, An Act continuing an
Act entituled, An Act for the speedy and effectual Publication of
the Laws of this Province, and for the Encouragement of Jonas
Green of the City of Annapolis Printer, and will pass, the following
Clause being added thereto.

p. 223

And whereas some of the Laws, and Notes of former Sessions of
Assembly have not been delivered to the respective County Clerks
within the Time or Times by the said Act limitted, whereby the said
County Clerks were prevented from giving a Certificate or Certifi-
cates of their being delivered as required to enable the several and
respective Sheriffs to pay to the said Jonas Green, or his Order the
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