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

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 22
p. 463

That Costs be allowed and paid to the party recovering as the said
Party shall have paid or shall be liable to pay them
That the Duties and Fees of the Officers and Lawyers and the
Dues of the Clergy do stand as they were limitted and regulated
by the said Act, with this Difference, that all, who shall Chuse to pay
for Services immediately on Performance, may be at Liberty to
discharge the Fees in Money, after the same rate that Persons who
lodged Certificates under the said Act were admitted to discharge
them.

That the Farmers and others not making Tobacco, and who shall
Lodge Certificates as directed by the said Act, be allowed to Pay off
the Fees of the Officers and Lawyers, and the Dues of the Clergy,
in the manner by the said Act Provided.
That Persons making Tobacco be admitted to discharge the Fees
of Officers and Lawyers and Dues of the Clergy after the rate of
Twelve Shillings Lawful Current Money of America, for One
hundred Pounds of Tobacco, so that such Payment in Money be
made on or before the 10:^th day of April Yearly
That the Bill being amended according to the above Propositions
be Continued for the Term of seven Years.
Signed by Order— U Scott Cl. Up. Ho.

Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Queen Ann Parish,
in Prince Georges County — So Endorsed and Sent by William Fitz-
hugh Esq.^r
This day being appointed for a hearing on the Petition of Arthur
Holt of Queen Anns County, James Tilghman Esq.^r Attorney for
the said Arthur Holt Prays that this House will Postpone the same
until a further Day, Whereupon it is Resolved that this House will
take the said Petition into Consideration on Wednesday the 31:^st
of this Instant.
On Application Ordered that Summonses Issue for Thomas Aires,
Abraham Aires, and Abraham Cartwright to Testify on Behalf of
the said Arthur Holt, returnable the said 31:^st Day of this Instant.
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock

Oct. 23
p. 464

Tuesday Morning 23:^d October 1770.
The House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as yesterday and Col.^o Hammond.
Mess.^rs Hopper and Wright bring up the following Engrossed
Bills, Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly.
A Bill entituled An Act to impower the Justices of Somerset and
Worcester Counties, to Levy on the Taxable Inhabitants of Stepney