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in his Majestys Customs, and for the Limitation of Officers Fees, and
the Supplementary Act thereto — and will pass, so Endorsed and
Sent by Daniel Dulany Esquire.
Read the second time in this House, a Bill entituled An Act direct-
ing the Sale of Part of the Lands of Henry Baker, late of Cecil
County Deceased, for the Payment of the Debts of the said Henry
Baker, and will Pass — So Endorsed and Sent by Walter Dulany
Esquire.
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 31

Thursday Morning 1:^st November 1770.
The House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as Yesterday.

Read the Second time, in this House, and will not pass, the Bill
entituled An Act for issuing Replevins out of the County Courts
of this Province.

Read the Second time in this House and will not Pass the Bill
entituled An Act to impose a further Duty on Negroes imported
into this Province, and for the better support of County Schools —
These two Bills were severally Endorsed, and Sent to the Lower
House by Walter Dulany Esq.

Read the second time in this House, the Bill entituled An Act
for the Relief of Nehemiah Tilghman, and Solomon Townshend,
and to Confirm the Contract made between the said Nehemiah
Tilghman and a certain Major Townshend — and will pass, with the
following Amendment, to wit, After the Word, "same," in the last
line of the last Page insert as follows Viz.^t "Saving to the Heir of
the said Major Tilghman a Liberty of showing Cause if any he

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hath or can shew to the Chancellor of this Province for the time
being, at any time within six Months after he shall arrive at the
Age of twenty one years, why the said Contract and Obligation by
the aforesaid Major Tilghman entered into with the said Stephen
Revell, ought not to have been specifically Performed, and upon such
Cause shewn to the satisfaction of the said Chancellor, that then
this Act be void any Clause Matter or Thing herein to the contrary
in any wise notwithstanding" — so Endorsed and Sent to the Lower
House by Walter Dulany Esquire.

Read, and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House
of Assembly, the Petition of William Hilleary, a Prisoner in Fred-
erick County Goal — So Endorsed and Sent by

Mess:^rs Griffith and Chase bring up a Bill entituled An Act for
the Relief of Thomas Weems — Read the first and Second time in
the Lower House and will pass — which was Read the first and

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