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Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to
Mr. Speaker, the following Message :
By the Upper House of Assembly, May 1, 1761.
Gentlemen,
In Answer to your Message of this Day by Messieurs Murdock
and Carroll, this House hath appointed the Honourable Col. Ham-
mond, Col. Lloyd, Samuel Chamberlaine, Benedict Calvert, Daniel
Dulany, Stephen Bordley, and John Ridout, Esquires, to join the
Members Named by your House, for the Purposes intended by the
said Message. Signed p Order, J. Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

A Bill, entituled, An Act for Encouraging a Collection and
Publication of the Laws of this Province, was Read the second
Time, and will Pass. And was sent to the Upper House by Mr.
Worthington and Mr. Hammond.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 51
May 1

The Bill, entituled, An Act for Trial of all Matters of Fact in the
several Counties where they have arisen or shall arise, was Read a
second Time; and thereupon the Question was put, That the' same
do Pass. Resolved in the Affirmative.

p. 406

For the Affirmative,

Greenfield,

Bowman,

E. Tilghman,

Hynson,

Travers,

M .Tilghman,

Gresham,

Cockey Deye,

Harris,

Ringgold,

Owings,

Scarboronugh,

Hanson,

Dorsey,

Selby,

Stoddert,

Baker,

Cresap.

Edmondson,

Mauldin,

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For the Negative,

Gassaway,

Smallwood,

Dulany,

Worthington,

Govane,

Steuart,

Carroll,

Murdock,

Crabb,

Hammond,

King,

Chapline,

Gantt,

Beall,

Magruder.

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