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Read the first and Second time, by an Especial Order, in this
House the Bill entituled "An Act for the Continuance and Adjourn-
ment of the High Court of Appeals, and for the Adjournment of
the Provincial Court, and other Purposes therein mentioned" — and
will pass with the following Amendments Viz:^t After the word
"Sitting" in the second Section add the following words Viz.^t "and
which cannot otherwise so long Continue." and instead of the words
"Twenty fifth day of January" in the same Section, insert the fol-
lowing words, Viz.^t "the third Tuesday in February next" — These
two Bills were severally Endorsed, and Sent to the Lower House
by Daniel Dulany Esquire.

Read, and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly, the Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Somerset and
Worcester Counties, praying an Union of the Free Schools of the
said Counties — The Petition of John Hozel against the Releasment
of Zachariah Bond, a Prisoner in Saint Marys County Goal, These
two Petitions were severally Endorsed and Sent by Walter Dulany
Esq.^r

Mess.^rs William Paca and fourteen more bring up a Bill entituled,
An Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco for Preventing Frauds
in his Majestys Customs, and for the Regulation of Officers Fees —
Read the first and second time in the Lower House and will Pass —
which was Read the first time in this House, and ordered to lie on the
Table.
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct 17

Thursday Morning 18.^th October 1770.
The House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as Yesterday —
Mess.^rs Gale and Tilghman bring up a Bill, entituled, "An Act
for the Tryal of all matters of Fact in the several Counties where
they have arisen, or shall arise," Read the first and Second time in
the Lower House and will pass which was Read the first time in this
House and ordered to lie on the Table.

Oct. 18

Mess:^rs Ringgold and Dickinson bring up the five following En-
grossed Bills, Read and Assented to by the Lower House of As-
sembly —
A Bill entituled An Act directing the Sale of the Lands of Richard
Heard late of Saint Marys County deceased, for the payment of
the Debts of the said Richard Heard —

A Bill, entituled An Act to enable the Justices of Somerset County,
to levy on the Taxable Inhabitants of Somerset Parish, in said
County, a Quantity of Tobacco for the Purposes therein mentioned.

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