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Read the Second time in this House and will not Pass, the Bill
Entitled an Act continuing an Act Entitled An Act for Tryal of all
Matters of Fact in the Several Counties where they have arisen, or
shall arise
Read the Second time A Bill Entitled an Act for Issuing Writs
of Replevin out of the County Courts of this Province, and will
Pass, with the following Amendments, Viz.^t After the last Proviso
Add "And Provided also that any person or persons who shall obtain
any Writ of Replevin from or out of any County Court in Pur-

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 6

suance of this Act shall stand charged with or be liable to the Pay-
ment of such Fees to the Chancellor or Keeper of the great Seal
thereon as hath been due to him before the Passing of this Act upon
the Issuing of any Writ of Replevin out of the Court of Chancery
of this Province; this Act to Continue and be in force until the 25.^th
Day of December which shall be in the Year 1772 and no longer —"
Sent by Daniel Dulany Esq.^r

Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock.

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Thursday Morning 7::^th of December 1769

This House met again according to Adjournment.
Present as yesterday and John Beale Bordley Esq.^r

Read and Rejected the Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of Ann
Arundel County

On Application, Summons Issued for John Tillotson to Testify,
on behalf of the Petitioners against the Removal of Queen Anns
County Court House.

Read, agreeable to the order of the Day, the Petitions for and
against the Removal of the Court House in Queen Anns County,
and also heard Counsil in Support of the said Petitions, the Con-
sideration of which is Postponed until 5 of the Clock in the After-
noon.

Adjourned until 5 of the Qock in the Afternoon.

Post Meridiem.
This House met again according to Adjournment.
Present as in the Morning except Col.^o Hammond

On resuming the Consideration of the Petitions, for and against
the Removal of the Court House in Queen Anns County, Resolved
that this House will take said Petitions into their Consideration, on
the Second Monday of the next Session of Assembly

Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock.

Dec. 7