The Lower House. 123

Mr. Stoddert and Mr. J. J. Mackall have Leave of Absence.
An ingrossed Bill, entituled, An Act continuing an Act, entituled,
An Act for Repairing the Public Roads in this Province, and the
Supplementary Act thereto; And,
An ingrossed Bill, entituled, An Act to enable the Agents ap-
pointed by an Act, entituled, An Act for granting a Supply of
40,000 1. for his Majesty's Service, and striking 34,015 1. 6 s. thereof
in Bills of Credit, and raising a Fund for sinking the same, to pay the
several Sums of Money for Indian Scalps in this Act mentioned ;
Were severally Read and Assented to, and sent to the Upper House,
with the Paper Bills thereof, by Mr. Govane and Mr. Hanson.
Col. Tasker, from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker,
the Bill, entituled, An Act to impower the Justices of Charles
County, to levy on the taxable Inhabitants of Port-Tobacco Parish
in said County, a Sum not exceeding Two Pounds of Tobacco p
Poll annually, for the Support of an Organist in said Parish;
Indorsed, By the Upper House of Assembly, 22d December, 1758.
Read the first and second Time by an especial Order, and will Pass.
Signed p Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.

Which Bill was Read here, and passed for Ingrossing.
And the Bill, entituled, An Act for the Relief of certain languish-
ing Prisoners in the several County Goals therein mentioned; In-
dorsed, By the Upper House of Assembly, 22d December, 1758.
Read the second Time, and, with the following Amendments, will
Pass:

L. H. J.
Liber No. 51
Dec. 22

Leave out the first Proviso in the Third Page of the Bill; Leave
out also the last Proviso, and insert the following Enacting Clause
and Proviso. And be it Enacted, That in Case any of the Debtors
aforesaid owe and are indebted to the Loan-Office of this Province,
upon the Discharge of such Debtor or Debtors, according to the
Directions of this Act, the Sureties of such Debtor or Debtors, shall
be also exempted, released, and discharged, to all Intents and Pur-
poses, for and in respect of any Claim or Demand whatsoever,
which the Commissioners or Trustees of the said Office have, or
may have, against the Sureties of such Debtor or Debtors. Provided
always, and be it Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained, shall
extend or be construed to extend, to his most Sacred Majesty, his
Heirs, and Successors, the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary,
his Heirs, and Successors, or any Bodies Politic or Corporate; but
that their and every of their Claims and Demands, shall be and
remain in the same Force, Vigour and Effect, to all Intents and
Purposes whatsoever, as if this Act had not been made.
Signed p Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.

On Motion, the Question was put, That this House do agree to
the Amendments proposed to the said Bill. Resolved in the Negative.

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