288 Assembly Proceedings, November 1-December 20, 1765.

Liber H. S.
No. 1

p. 555

Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the Authority of the
Same, that an Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled, an Act
for the more effectual Punishment of Negroes, and other Slaves;
and for taking away the Benefit of Clergy from Certain Offenders
and a Supplementary Act to an Act entituled, an Act to prevent the
Tumultuous meeting, and other Irregularities of Negroes and other
Slaves and directing the manner of trying Slaves made at a session
of Assembly begun and held at the City of Annapolis the fifteenth
day of May one Thousand Seven hundred and fifty One be and is
hereby continued and shall remain and be in full force for and
during the Term of Seven years next ensuing and to the end of
the Next Session of Assembly which Shall happen after the end
of the said Seven years

12..^th Dec.^r 1765.
Read and Assented to
By the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
MMacnemara Cl: Lo. Ho.

On Behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I Will this be a Law
Hor:^o Sharpe

12:^th Dec.^r 1765
Read and Assented to
By the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed by Order
UScott Cl: Up: Ho:

the Great Seal
in Wax Appendant

No. 18

Ex.^d

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

[The Act of
1735, Ch. 6
continued 7
years, &c]

Be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by
and with the advice and consent of his Lordship's Governor and
the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the Authority of
the same, That an Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled a
Supplementary Act, to an Act entituled, an Act laying an Imposition
on Negroes, and Several Sorts of Liquors imported; and also on
Irish Servants to prevent the importing too great a Number of
Irish Papists into this Province made at a Session of Assembly
begun and held at the City of Annapolis the twentieth day of March
Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and thirty four be
and is hereby continued and Shall remain and be in full force for
and during the Term of Seven years next ensuing and to the end
of the next session of Assembly which shall happen after the end
of the said Seven years

12:^th Dec..^r 1765
Read and Assented to
By the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p order
MMacnemara Cl: Lo: Ho:

On Behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I Will this be a Law
Hor:^o Sharpe

12 Dec.^r 1763.
Read and Assented to
By the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed by order
UScott. Cl: Up: Ho

The Great Seal
in Wax Appendant