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House) went to the Upper House, where the Members of the Lower
House presented their Speaker to his Excellency the Governor
His Excellency approved the Choice
M.r Speaker, (with the Members of the Lower House) returned
and resumed the Chair
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read
M.r Hollyday, M.r N. Thomas, and M.r Ward appeared in the
House
M.r W. Paca brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker, a Bill, entitled,
An Act impowering Edward Tilghman, Solomon Wright, and others,
to sell certain Lands devised by Col.o Vincent Lowe, formerly of
Talbot County, to be sold, for the Purposes by the said Devise in-
tended: Which was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the
Table.
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 9
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On Motion, Leave given to bring in a Bill to establish a Market
in Frederick Town, in Frederick County, and for the Regulation of
the said Market
Ordered, That M.r Heugh, M.r Luckett, M.r Wootton, and M.r
Mackall, do prepare and bring in the same.
The Bill entitled, An Act to divide Saint George's Parish in Balti-
more County, read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table
On Motion, Leave given to bring in a Bill, entitled, A Supple-
mentary Act to the Act, entitled, An Act for the Relief of the Poor
within the several Counties therein mentioned
Ordered, That M.r Wootton, M.r Heugh, M.r Luckett, M.r John-
son, and M.r Mackall, do prepare and bring in the same
The Bill, entitled, A Supplementary Act to the Act, entitled, An
Act to enable the Justices of Queen Anne's County Court for the
Time being, to levy on the taxable Inhabitants of Saint Luke's Parish
in the said County, a Quantity of Tobacco for building a Chapel in
the said Parish, was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the
Table
M.r Heugh brings in, and delivers to M.r Speaker, A Bill, entitled,
An Act to establish a Market in Frederick Town, in Frederick
County, and for the Regulation of the said Market: Which was
read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table
M.r J. Hall brings in, and delivers to M.r Speaker the following
Message
By the Lower House of Assembly, November, 9.th 1770
May it please your Honours,
We agree with you in Opinion, that the Tranquility and Welfare
of the Province depend very much upon a Regulation of our Staple
of Tobacco, and the ffees of the Officers: Under that Idea, we with
great Care revised our late Inspection Law, and were governed by
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