14 Assembly Proceedings, November 17-December 20, 1769.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 4

p. 420

Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House two
Petitions of Sundry Inhabitants of Christs Church Parish in Calvert
County and Sent by William Fitzhugh Esq.

Read and Referred the Petition of Mary Hindman, Sent by
[ Walter Dulany].

Mess.^rs Paca and Baxter bring up a Bill Entitled An Act for
appointing places for holding the next Election of Delegates for
Baltimore County, Read the first and Second time in the Lower
House, and will Pass, Read the first time in this House and Ordered
to lye on the Table

Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock.

Dec. 5

Tuesday Morning 5.^th December 1769.
This House met again according to Adjournment.
Present as Yesterday and Benedict Calvert Esq.

Mess.^rs Graham and Holliday bring up a Dill Entitled An Act

continuing an Act entitled an Act for Amending the Staple of To-
bacco, for preventing Frauds in his Majestys Customs, and for the
Limitation of Officers Fees, and the Supplementary Act thereto —
Read the first and 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 Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of Baltimore County,
praying that this House will not Pass a Bill now laying before them
Entitled An Act for appointing Places for holding the next Election
of Delegates for Baltimore County

Resolved that this House will proceed to take into their Considera-
tion the Merits of the said Petition, on a Second Reading of the Bill,
on Friday the 8:^th Instant.

Ordered that the Clerk of this House give the parties Concerned,
Notice thereof, that they may attend by Counsil if they desire it.

Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock.

Dec. 6

Wednesday Morning 6:^th December 1769.
This House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as Yesterday and Col.^o Hammond.
Read the Second time in this House and will Pass, the Bill
Entitled an Act continuing an 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, and the Supplementary
Act thereto — Sent by Daniel Dulany Esq.