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Parish a Quantity of Tobacco and for other Purposes therein
mentioned.
A Bill by Mess.^rs Ward and Ware entitled an Act to aid defective
[common] Recoveries.
A Bill by Mess.^rs Dye & Gibson entitled a Supplementary Act to
the Act entitled an Act relating to the Standard of English Weights
and Measures.
These four Bills read the first and second Time in the Lower
House & will pass.
Read the first Time in this House and ordered to lye on the Table.
A Bill by Mess.^rs Allen & Sullivane entitled an Act to repeal the
Act entitled an Act for the Encouragement of such Persons as will
undertake to build Water-mills, endorsed

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Nov. 29

By the Lower House of Assembly Novem :^r 23^d 1765
Read the first Time and ordered to lye on the Table
By the Lower House of Assembly 28 Novem:^r 1765
Read the second Time and will not pass.
Signed p Order MMacnemara Cl: Lo: Ho:

A Bill by Mess.^rs Ringgold & Buchannon entitled an Act for the
Building a Vestry House at S.^t Paule Parish in Kent County.

Read the first & second Time in the Lower House and will pass.
Read the first Time in this House and ordered to lye on the Table.
Read the second Time the Bill entitled an Act to aid & revive the
Proceedings of Cecil County Court and will pass so endorsed.
Read the second Time the Bill entitled an Act to impower Mary
Covington Administratrix of Philip Covington late of Somerset
County Deceased to sell & dispose of the Lands of the said Philip
for the Purposes therein mentioned & will pass, so endorsed
These two Bills sent by Daniel Dulany Esquire as also the Bill
entitled an Act to prevent the Mischiefs arising from the Multiplicity
of useless Dogs and for other Purposes therein mentioned together
with the following Message.
By the Upper House of Assembly Nov..^r 29:^th 1765
Gentlemen
You having proposed to take off the Duty imposed on the Clerk
by the Bill, and our Amendments having been made only in Conse-
quence of that Duty, we are willing to give it up upon the Bill's
being varied according to your last Proposition.
Signed p Order Upton Scott Cl: Up Ho:

The Bill by Mess.^rs F Gant & Lee entitled an Act to prevent the
Navigation of Potowmac River Monocasey and great Conicocheague
Creeks being obstructed brought with the following Message
By the Lower House of Assembly November 29:^th 1765

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