24 Assembly Proceedings, November 17-December 20, 1769.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 16

Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly, Entitled a Supple-
mentary Act to the Act entitled an Act for the Direction of Sheriffs in
their Offices, and restraining their ill Practices within this Province.
This Bill Read and Assented to by this House, and Ordered to be so
Subscribed, the Paper Bill so Endorsed sent by Walter Dulany Esq.^r
Mess.^rs Ware and Nicholas Thomas bring up a Bill, Entitled An
Act for the Relief of certain Languishing Prisoners in the several
Goals therein Mentioned, Read the first and Second time in the Lower
House and will Pass — Read the first time in this House and ordered
to Lye on the Table.
Mess.^rs Ringgold and Mackall bring up the two following Bills —
Read the first and Second time in the Lower House and will Pass.
A Bill Entitled An Act for in forcing the Payment of Public
Monies, which was Read the first time in this House and Ordered
to lye on the Table.

A Bill Entitled An Act to Repeal part of an Act to encourage the
destroying of Wolves Crows and Squirrells, which was Read the
first and Second time, by an Especial Order, in this House, and will
Pass — So Endorsed and Sent by George Steuart Esq.
Mess.^rs Johnson and Chase bring up a Bill Entitled An Act for
raising four Pence Sterling on every Hogshead of Tobacco, exported
out of this Province, for the Support of an Agent at London, for
the Service of this Province — Read the first and Second time in the
Lower House, and will Pass — Read the first and Second time, by an
Especial Order, in this House, and will not Pass.
Adjourned until Monday Morning 10 of the Clock.

Dec. 18

Monday Morning 18.^th of December 1769.
This House met again according to Adjournment.

Present
The Honourable Richard Lee, Benedict Calvert, Daniel Dulany,
John Ridout, Walter Dulany, John Beale Bordley, George Steuart &
W.^m Fitzhugh Esq:^rs

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Mess.^rs Alien and Steele bring up the following Account of the
Proceedings of the Commissioners, appointed by Virtue of An Act
of Assembly of this Province, Entitled an Act for granting to the
Nanticoke Indians a Compensation for the Lands therein Mentioned.
By the Commissioners nominated and appointed in and by an Act
of Assembly, made and passed at a Session of Assembly begun and
held at the City of Annapolis on Tuesday the 24.^th Day of May Anno
Domini 1768, Entitled An Act for granting to the Nanticoke Indians
a Compensation for the Lands therein Mentioned
The Commissioners in Pursuance of the aforesaid Act, soon after