226 Assembly Proceedings, October 4-November 26, 1763.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 14

Present as in the Morning
Read the Petition of the Vestry and Churchwardens of S.^t Anns
Parish in Ann Arundel County praying a Bill may be brought in to
levy in One Year the Quantity of 20 l of Tobacco p Poll on Each
Taxable in the said Parish to repair the Chaple therein and also a
Bill to enable the Justices of the said County to levy on Each Taxable
in the said Parish Annually the Quantity of 8 l Tobacco for Sup-
porting and maintaining an Organist for the Church of the said
Parish and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly and Sent by John Ridout Esq:^r
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

Oct. 15
p. 114

Saturday Morning 15.^th Oct.^r 1763
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Read the Second time the Bill Entituled An Act continuing An
Act to Prevent Masters of Ships and Vessels from clandestinely
carrying Servants and Slaves or Persons indebted out of this Prov-
ince — A Bill continuing An Act to Prevent Persons from Secreting
Boats Flatts and Other Vessells drove by Stress of Weather from
Landing and Mooring — A Bill Entituled a supplementary Act to the
Act for the relief of Creditors in England against Bankrupts who
have imported Goods into this Province not accounted for — A Bill
for Relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from some Aggriev-
ances in the Prosecution of Suits at Law and for continuing the
supplementary Act thereto — Passed and sent by John Ridout Esq:^r

His Excellency hath been pleased to send the following Message
together with General Amherst's Letter
Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly
I herewith send you a Letter that I lately received from S.^r Jeffery
Amherst Commander in Chief of all His Majesty's Forces on this
Continent the Contents of Which I recommend to Your Considera-
tion and hope you will think it expedient by an Act of Assembly to
prohibit for a time the Trade he is so anxious to put a Stop to
15^th Oct.^r 1763 Horatio Sharpe

[This letter from Amherst, which for some undisclosed reason
is not entered in the Upper House Journal, is to be found in the
Lower House journal on page 317]
Adjourned till Monday Morning ten of the Clock

Oct. 17

Monday Morning 17.^th Oct.^r 1763
This house met again according to Adjournment