420 Assembly Proceedings, November 5-21, 1770.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 20

is, nor needs, in fact, be but one Running, the whole of such elder
Tracts are charged for as for Resurvey thereof.

Your Committee also beg Leave to report, that it appears to them,
by two Accounts of Arnold Elzey, Deputy Surveyor of Somerset
County, that for his only plotting, or laying down a Tract of Land,
called Hogdown, containing 450 Acres, in three Positions, on a War-
rant from the Provincial Court, between Thomas Bashaw's Lessee,
and Sarah Thornes, and for Plots and Certificates thereof, the said
Elzey charged the said Parties 1627 1/2 lb Tobacco, as by Plot and
Accounts herewith annexed: Which Acts and Proceedings are, in
the Opinion of your Committee, very illegal and oppressive, and not
warranted by the late Regulation of ffees, or any other Law; but is
humbly submitted to the Consideration of the honourable House
Signed by Order Ralph Dobinson, Cl.

William Hayward, Esq from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r
Speaker, the Bill, entitled, An Act to enable Nicholas Rogers, an
Infant, to demise the real Estate therein mentioned; thus indorsed:
"By the Upper House of Assembly, November 20,^th 1770: Read the
first and second Time by an especial Order, and will pass, with the
following Amendments, Viz.^t Add in the Preamble, after the Word,
"Estate," in the 13:^th Line, the following Words Viz.^t "not less than
One hundred and fifty Pounds Sterling." And after the Word "him"
in the fifteenth Line of the last Page, add the following Words Viz.^t
"and that not less than the Sum of One hundred and fifty Pounds
Sterling be reserved, in the whole, on the Ground subject to be leased
or demised as aforesaid.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl Up Ho."

Which was read with the Amendments, and passed for ingrossing
Also the Paper Bill, N.^o 8; thus indorsed: "By the Upper House
of Assembly, November 16:^th 1770. The ingrossed Bill, whereof
this is the Original, read and assented to.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

And the Paper Bill, N.^o 9; thus indorsed: "By the Upper House
of Assembly, November 19,^th 1770. The ingrossed Bill, whereof this
is the Original, read and assented to.
Signed by Order, U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

The House proceeded to tax the following private Bill, Viz.^t
The Bill, entitled, An Act to enable Nicholas Rogers, an Infant,
to demise the real Estate therein mentioned.
To the honourable Speaker...........£4..0..0
To the Clerk....................... 2..0..0
The Bill, entitled, An Act to divide All Saints Parish in Frederick
County, and to erect two new Parishes, by the Names of Eden Parish