The Upper House. 523

Present as Yesterday
A Bill from the Lower House by Mess.^rs Tilghman and Dorsey,
intitled An Act for raising two Pence sterling for every Hhd: of
Tobacco exported out of this Province for Payment of an Agent
in Great Britain for the Service of this Province thus endorsed.

By the Lower House of Assembly 6 : of May 1758.
Read the first and second Time by an especial Order and will pass.
Signed p. Order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

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
An engrossed Bill from the Lower House by Mess.^rs Govane &
Worthington entitled, A supplementary Act to an Act entitled, An
Act for granting a Supply of £40,000: for his Majesty's Service
and striking £34015.6.0: thereof in Bills of Credit and raising a
Fund for sinking the same thus subscribed
6.^th May 1758: 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 subscribed
Read the second Time the Bill entitled, An Act for the Relief and
Release of poor distressed Prisoners for Debt and will not pass,
sent to the Lower House by Col : Henry.
Read the first and second Time by especial Order the Bill, entitled,
An Act for raising two Pence sterling for every Hhd : of Tobacco
exported out of this Province for Payment of an Agent in Great
Britain for the Service of this Province and will not pass, sent to the
Lower House by Col : Lloyd.
Adjourned 'till Monday Morning 10. of the Clock

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
May 6

Monday Morning 8.^th of May 1758.
This House met again according to Adjournment

May 8

Present

fBenjamin Tasker Esq: Colo. Benjamin Tasker

Colo : Charles Hammond Benedict Calvert Esq.^r
The honourable Samuel Chamberlame Esq.^r | Colo. Henry

Colo. Edward Lloyd Daniel Dulany Esq.^r

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An engrossed Bill from the Lower House by Mess.^rs Gassaway &
Owens entituled A supplementary Act to an Act entitled, An Act for