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

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Sept. 25

An Act entitled An Act continuing An Act entitled An Act for
!amending the Staple of Tobacco for preventing ffrauds in his Maj-
esty's Customs and for the Limitation of Officers flees and the Sup-
plementary Act thereto.

Which his Excellency passed into a Law in the usual Manner —
M.^r Speaker (with the Members of this House) returned.
M.^r Speaker resumed the Chair.

John Beale Bordley Esquire from the Upper House delivers to M.^r
Speaker the Petition of Lawrence Wilson with an Account thereto
annexed, thus indorsed "By the Upper House of Assembly Septem-
ber 29:^th 1770 Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

Which Petition and Account were read here and referred to the
Committee of Accounts —
The Order of the Day being read, Resolved, That this House will,
on Monday Morning, at the Meeting of the House, resolve itself
into a Committee of the whole House to take into Consideration the
Regulation of Officers ffees
M.^r W. Thomas hath Leave of Absence
William Fitzhugh Esquire from the Upper House delivers to M.^r
Speaker the Petition of John Heard of Saint Mary's County praying
an Act may pass to impower him to sell and dispose of the real Estate
of Richard Heard in Order to discharge the Debts of the said Richard
Heard thus indorsed "By the Upper House of Assembly September
29:^th 1770 Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly —
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

Which was read and ordered to lie on the Table
The House adjourns till Monday Morning Eight O'Clock

Oct. 1

Monday 1.^st October 1770

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The House met according to Adjournment —

The Members were called and all appeared as on Saturday except
M.^r W. Thomas M.^r Contee and M.^r Jacob.
The Proceedings of Saturday were read
Upon a second reading the Petition of John Heard, Ordered That
M.^r J. Hall, M.^r Eden and M.^r Key be a Committee to enquire into
the Truth of the Facts set forth in the said Petition and report the
same to the House.
M.^r Hollyday hath Leave of Absence