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L. H. J.
Liber No. 51
May 1
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and also one other Act, entituled, An Act to amend and explain on
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 ;
A Bill, entituled, An Act continuing an Act, entituled, An Act for
destroying Wolves in Frederick County;
A Bill, entituled, An Act continuing an Act, entituled, An addi-
tional and explanatory Act to the Act, entituled, An Act impowering
the Commissioners of the County Courts to levy and raise Tobacco,
to defray the necessary Charges of their Counties and Parishes ;
A Bill, entituled, An Act continuing an Act to make it Penal
to forge or counterfeit the Bills of Credit of Virginia, Pennsylvania,
New-York, East or West Jerseys, or the Three Lower Counties
on Delaware, called New-Castle, Kent, and Sussex, or to utter or
tender the same in Payment within this Province, knowing them to
be such ;
A Bill, entituled, An Act continuing an Act relating to Guardians
and Orphans ;
Were severally Read the second Time, and will Pass; and were
sent to the Upper House by Mr. Matthew Tilghman and Mr. Hanson.
A Bill, entituled, An Act enabling James Hollyday, legal Repre-
sentative of James Hollyday, Esq; Deceased, late Treasurer of the
Eastern Shore, to draw Bills for the Money therein mentioned, was
Read a second Time, and committed for Amendment.
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The following Message :
By the Lower House of Assembly, May 1, 1761 :
May it please your Honours,
This House is preparing a Bill for Encouraging a Collection and
Publication of the Laws of this Province, in which a Committee of
both Houses is to be appointed to Inspect, examine into, and con-
sider of the said Collection, and to compare the same with the
original Laws; and desire your Honours will Name some Members
of your House to be Nominated in the said Bill, together with Mr.
William Murdock, Mr. Edward Tilghman, Mr. Charles Carroll,
Mr. Matthew Tilghman, Mr. John Hammond, Mr. Brice Thomas
Beale Worthington, and Mr. Thomas Ringgold, of this House, as a
Committee for the Purpose aforesaid.
Signed p Order, John Allen Thomas, Cl. Lo. Ho.
Was sent to the Upper House by Mr. Murdock and Mr. Carroll.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.
Post-Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment.
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