184 Assembly Proceedings, September 25-November 2, 1770.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 18

A Bill entituled An Act for abolishing June County Courts and
for other Purposes therein mentioned —
A Bill entituled An Act for the Adjournment and Continuance
of the high Court of Appeals, and for the Adjournment of the
Provincial Court, and other Purposes therein mentioned —
A Bill entituled An Act to invest John Clayton with an exclusive
Privilege and Benefit of making and Selling a Machine for Threshing
of Wheat, on a Model by him invented —

These Bills were Read and Assented to, by this House, and ordered
to be so Subscribed the Paper Bills, so Endorsed, sent to the Lower
House by William Hayward Esq.^r
Mess.™ Tyler and Contee bring up a Bill entituled, An Act to
remedy a Defect in the Title of Bartholomew Pomeroy of London
Merchant, to a Tract or Parcel of Land called Renchers Adventure,
lying in Prince Georges County, Read the first and Second time in
the Lower House and will pass.
Mess.™ Deye and Matthews bring up an Engrossed Bill, entituled
An Act to give Thomas Harrison a further time to effect the Re-
moval of a Nusance in Baltimore Town, in Baltimore County. Read
and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly, which was Read
and Assented to by this House, and ordered to be so Subscribed, the
Paper Bill so Endorsed Sent by William Hayward Esquire.

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Mess.^rs Thomas and Key bring up a Bill, entituled An Act to
oblige the several County Clerks to have with them on their Office
Days the four last Courts Dockets and Papers — Read the first and
Second time in the Lower House and will pass —
Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of Alexander Cumming, So Endorsed and
Sent by Walter Dulany Esquire
Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly, The Petition of Thomas Weems, a Prisoner in Ann
Arundel County Goal, The Petitions of Borden Wilcox, and John
Hodeburck, Prisoners in Cecil County Goal, The Petitions of Wil-
liam Lock, Moses Barney, Joseph Miller and John Brown Prisoners
in Baltimore County Goal, These Petitions were severally Endorsed,
and Sent to the Lower House by Walter Dulany Esq.
Adjourned until three of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Eodem Die Post Meridiem.
The House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as in the Morning.
Mess:^rs Wright and Mackall attend with M.^r William Hopper, a
Member Elected for Queen Anns County, to see him Qualified, who
takes the several Oaths to the Government, appointed to be taken