14 Assembly Proceedings, March 17-April 21, 1762.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
March 23

Quakers and to prevent the Tumultuous Concourse of Negroes and
other Slaves during the said meetings and also one other Act en-
tituled an Act to Amend and explain An Act entituled an Act to
prevent certain Evils and Inconveniences attending the Sale of Strong
Liquors & Running Horse Races near the yearly Meetings of the
People called Quakers and to prevent the Tumultuous Concourse
of Negroes & Other Slaves during the said meetings.
An Act continuing An Act entituled An Act for Punishment of
Horse Stealers & other Offenders
An Act continuing An Act entituled An Act for the more effectual
Punishment of Certain Offenders & for taking from them the
Benefit of Clergy
An Act continuing An Act entituled an Additional and explanatory
Act to the Act entituled an Act impowering the Commissioners of
the County Courts to levy & raise Tobacco to defray the necessary
Charges of their Counties & Parishes & ordered to lye on the Table

Read the first time the following Bills prepared in this House
An Act continuing An Act entituled An Act relating to Guardians
& Orphans
An Act continuing an Act entituled an Act for destroying Wolves
in Frederick County
An Act continuing an Act entituled an Additional Supplementary
Act to the Act entituled an Act relating to Servants and Slaves

An Act continuing An Act entituled An Act for the more Effectual
Punishment of Negroes & other Slaves & for taking away the Benefit
of Clergy from Certain Offenders and a Supplementary Act to an

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5 Act entituled an Act to prevent the Tumultuous meeting & other
Irregularities of Negroes and other Slaves & directing the manner of
Trying Slaves
An Act continuing an Act entituled an Act to make the Testimony
of Convicted Persons Legal against Convicted Persons

An Act continuing An Act entituled a Supplementary Act to An
Act entituled an Act laying an Imposition on Negroes & Several
Sorts of Liquors imported and also on Irish Servants to prevent
the importing to great a Number of Irish Papists into this Province

An Act continuing An Act entituled An Act to enable the Several
and respective County Clerks within this Province to remove some
of the County Records and Papers from the Publick Offices and
ordered to lye one the Table

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock