The Upper House. 265

Monday Morning 21^st November 1763
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present.

Daniel Dulany Esq.^r
Benjamin lasker Esq.^r
Stephen Bordley Esq.^r
Richard Lee Esq.^r
John Ridout Esq.^r
Benedict Calvert Esq. ^r
Philip Key Esq.^r

Read the Second time the Bill empowering the Sheriffs to collect
the several Sums passed

Read the Second time the Bill Entituled An Act for imposing
an Additional Duty of ten Pounds p Pole on all Negroes imported
into this Province and will pass with the following Amendments
Leave out the Preamble and the Word therefore, in the 3^d Line, and
instead of Ten Pounds, ensert Two Pounds and instead of Twenty
insert, Ten

Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem Die Post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning

Richard Lee and Benedict Calvert Esquir's are sent from the
Upper House by the Governor to require the attendance of the
Speaker with the Lower House to see the Bill for the Adjournment
of Frederick County Court receive the Assent the Lower House
Accordly Attend and by their Speaker Present to His Excellency the

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Nov. 21

Bill Ent.^d An Act for the Adjournment of Frederick County Court
which he passed into a Law in the Usual Form by Sealing it with
the Right honourable the Lord Proprietary his great Seal at Arms
and Subscribed it on behalf of the Right Honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary of this Province I will this be a Law

A Bill from the Lower House by [Mr. Hanson] Ent.^d An Act to
impower the Justices of Charles County to levy on the Taxable
Inhabitants of Port Tobacco Parish in Said County an Additional
Sum not Exceeding two pounds of Tobacco p Poll for the further
Support of an Organist in the said Parish thus Endorsed

By the Lower house of Assembly 21.^st Nov.^r 1763
Read the first and Second time by Especial Order
Signed p Order MMacnemara Clk. Lo. Ho.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

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