The Upper House. 81

Benefit of Clergy from certain Offenders, and a Supplementary Act
to an Act entitled an Act to prevent the tumultuous Meetings of
Negroes and other Slaves and directing the Manner of trying Slaves.
An Act continuing an Act entitled a Supplementary Act to an Act
entitled an Act laying an Imposition on Negroes, and several Sorts
of Liquors imported, and also on Irish Servants to prevent the im-
porting too great a Number of Irish Papists into this Province.
An Act continuing an Act entitled an Act to make the Testimony
of Convicted Persons legal against Convicted Persons.
An Act continuing an Act entitled an Act for the more effectual
Punishment of certain Offenders and for taking from them the
Benefit of Clergy.
An Act continuing an Act entitled an additional and explanatory
Act to the Act entitled an Act impowering the Commissioners of
the County Courts to levy and raise Tobacco to defray the necessary
Charges of their Counties and Parishes
An Act continuing an Act entitled an Act relating to Guardians
and Orphans.
An Act continuing an Act entitled an Act to prevent certain Evils
and Inconveniencies attending the Sale of Strong Liquors and Run-
ning Horse Races near the Yearly Meeting of the People called
Quakers and to prevent the tumultuous Concourse of Negroes and
other Slaves during the said Meetings

And also One other Act entitled an Act to amend & explain an
Act entitled an Act to prevent certain Evils and Inconveniencies at-
tending the Sale of strong Liquors and running Horse Races near the
yearly Meetings of the People called Quakers and to prevent the
Tumultuous Concourse of Negroes and other Slaves during the said
Meetings.
An Act continuing an Act entitled an Act to exempt Persons
appearing at Musters from Arrests in Civil Cases.
An Act continuing an Act entitled an Act for Punishment of
Horse-Stealers and other Offenders.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 12

An Act continuing an Act entitled an Act for repairing the Public
Roads in this Province and the Supplementary Act thereto.
An Act continuing an Act entitled an Additional Supplementary
Act to the Act entitled an Act relating to Servants and Slaves.
A Supplementary Act to the Act entitled an Act for amending
the Staple of Tobacco for preventing Frauds in his Majestys Cus-
toms and for the Limitation of Officers Fees.
An Act to enable the Visitors of Kent County School for the
Time being to Lease out part of the Land belonging to said School.
A Supplementary Act to the Act entitled an Act for building a
Church in S^t James's Parish in Ann Arundel County.

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