The Upper House. 191

Mess.^rs Johnson and Tilghman bring up a Bill entituled An Act

for Issuing Writs of Replevin out of the County Courts of this
Province. 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.

Mess:^rs Hopper and Wright, bring up a Bill entituled, An Act
to repeal part of an Act to encourage the Destroying of Wolves
Crows and Squirrels
Read the first and Second time in the Lower House and will
pass — which was Read the first and Second time by an Especial
Order in this House, and will Pass — so Endorsed and Sent by
Benedict Calvert Esquire —
John Beale Bordley Esq.^r brings in a Bill entituled, a Supple-
mentary Act to the Act entitled An Act to prevent disabled and
superanuated slaves being set Free, or the Manumission of Slaves
by any last Will or Testament which was Read the first Time in
this House, and ordered to lie on the Table.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 24

Mess:^rs Ringgold and Buchahan bring up a Bill entituled An
Additional Supplementary Act to the Act entituled An Act for
erecting a New Parish in Kent County, called Chester Parish, and
for Building a Parish Church, and enlarging a Chapel of Ease
within the said Parish, Read the first and Second time in the
Lower House, and will pass — which was Read the first and Second
time, by an Especial Order, in this House and will Pass — So En-
dorsed and Sent by Benedict Calvert Esquire —
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 Beall and Tyler bring up a Bill entituled, An Act for
Building a Parish Church in Queen Ann Parish, in Prince Georges
County — Read the first and Second time in the Lower House and
will Pass — which was Read the first and Second time by an Especial
Order, in this House and will Pass — So Endorsed and Sent by John
Ridout Esq.^r
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock.

p. 467

Thursday Morning 25:^th of October 1770.
The House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as Yesterday except Col.^o Hammond.
Read, and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly, the Petition of Daniel Bower against the Releasement of

Oct. 25