The Lower House. 299

Ordered, That the Petition of Samuel Smith of Ann Arundel
County be taken into Consideration on Friday Morning

The Bill entitled An Act to redress the Evils arising from the
Variation of the Compass in surveying Lands was read a second
Time and referred for Consideration on the second Tuesday of next
Session of Assembly

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Oct. 31

Ordered, That the said Bill be immediately published in the Mary-
land Gazette; and that it be likewise printed in Hand Bills and four
Copies thereof delivered to each Member of the Upper and Lower
Houses of Assembly
Daniel Dulany Esq from the Upper House delivers to M.^r Speaker
the Bill entitled An Act to revive and continue Part of an Act entitled
An Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco for preventing ffrauds
in his Majesty's Customs and for the Limitation of Officers ffees
and the Supplementary Act thereto thus indorsed "By the Upper
House of Assembly October 31:^st 1770 Read the first Time and
ordered to lie on the Table.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

And thus "By the Upper House of Assembly October 31:^st 1770
Read the second Time by an especial Order and will pass
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

Which was read here the first Time and ordered to lie on the
Table
The House adjourns till To-morrow Morning Eight O'Clock

p. 137

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

The Members were called and all appeared as on Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read
Agreable to the Order of Yesterday A Bill entitled An Act for
the Relief of Thomas Weems was brought in, and read the first
and second Time by an especial Order and will pass. Sent to the
Upper House by M.^r Griffith and M.^r Chase. They return and
acquaint M.^r Speaker they delivered the Bill

The House was moved, That the Report of the Committee of
Grievances dated 28:^th May 1739, and the Resolution of the House
thereon be read; and they were read accordingly

The House unanimously concur with the said Report and Reso-
lution

Ordered, That they be entered as Part of this Journal — And they
are as follow

Nov. I