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A Bill Entitled An Act for the Adjournment and Continuance of
Frederick County Court These Bills read and assented to by this
House, and ordered to be so Subscribed The Paper Bills sent by
Daniel Dulany Esq..^r
Read and assented to by this House the Engrossed Bill Entitled
An Act to repeal part of An Act Ent.^d An Act for the Encourage-

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Liber No. 36
Nov. 15

ment of such Persons as shall undertake to build Water Mills Sent
by Daniel Dulany Esq..^r
Mess.^rs Gant and Deye bring up the Paper Bill Entituled An Act
to repeal part of an Act entituled An Act for the Encouragement
of such Persons as shall undertake to Build Water Mills
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock

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Monday Morning 17..^th November 1766.
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as on Saturday
Adjourned until 3 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridem

This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning

A Bill by Mess..^rs Worthington and Dent, Entituled An Act for
raising four pence Sterling for every Hogshead of Tobacco exported
out of this Province for the Support of an Agent at London, for the
Services of this Province. Read the first and second time in the
Lower House and will Pass Read the first and second time by
especial Order in this House and will not pass Sent together with
the following Message by John Ridout Esq..^r
By the Upper House of Assembly 17.^th Nov.^r 1766.
Gentlemen
We have returned your Bill, Entitled "An Act for raising four
pence Sterling for every Hogshead of Tobacco exported out of this
Province for the support of an Agent, at London, for the Services
of this Province" with our Negative, for the Reasons of our present
Dissent, and the Terms upon which we would most Chearfully
agree to your appointment of an Agent, we must take the Liberty,
to avoid Repetition, to refer you to our Message of the 16.^th Decem-
ber 1765. attending our Dissent to a Bill, with a Similar Title, then
under Our Consideration
Signed p order Upton Scott Cl: Up. Ho:

Read the second time the Bill Entitled An Act for regulating Inn
holders and Ordinary Keepers within this Province, and will pass
with the following Amendments Sent by Benedict Calvert Esq..^r

Nov. 17