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

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Dec. 6

The Petition of the Rector, Vestrymen, Church Wardens, and the
Parishioners of Prince Georges Parish, in Frederick and Prince
Georges Counties, read the second Time, and not received for want
of due Notice agreeable to the Resolve of this House
Daniel Dulany Esq from the Upper House delivered to M.^r
Speaker, the Bill entitled An Act continuing an Act entitled An Act
for amending the Staple of Tobacco, for preventing Frauds in his
Majesty's Customs, and for the Limitation of Officers Fees; in-
dorsed: "By the Upper House of Assembly Dec.^r 5^th 1769: Read
the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table:
Sign'd by Order. U Scott Cl: Up: Ho:"

"By the Upper House of Assembly Dec.^r 6^th 1769: Read the
second Time and will pass.
Sign'd by Order. U Scott Cl: Up: Ho:"

Which was read and passed for engrossing.
Also the Bill entitled An Act for issuing Writs of Replevin out
of the County Courts of this Province, indorsed "By the Upper
House of Assembly, Nov.^r 29^th 1769: Read the first Time and
Ordered to lie on the Table.
Sign'd by Order U Scott Cl: Up: Ho:"

"By the Upper House of Assembly Dec.^r 6^th 1769: Read the
second Time and will pass with the following Amendments viz^t"
After the last Proviso, add as follows: "And provided also, that
any Person or Persons, who shall obtain any Writ of Replevin, from
or out of any County Court in Pursuance of this Act, shall stand
charged with or be liable to the Payment of such Fee to the Chan-
cellor or Keeper of the Great Seal thereon, as hath been due to him
before the passing of this Act, upon the issuing of any Writ of
Replevin out of the Court of Chancery of this Province. This Act
to continue and be in Force until the Twenty fifth Day of December
which shall be in the Year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy two,
and no longer."
Sign'd by Order U Scott Cl: Up: Ho:

Which Bill, with the amendments, was read and ordered to lie
on the Table.
The Petition of the Rector, Vestrymen, Church Wardens, and
other Inhabitants of Christ Church Parish, in Calvert County, read
the second Time and granted.
Ordered, That M.^r Grahame, M.^r Mackall, and M.^r Gantt, do
prepare and bring in a Bill according to prayer
M.^r Goldsborough brought in, and delivered to M.^r Speaker, a Bill
entitled An Act continuing an Act entitled An Act for destroying of
Crows and Squirrels in particular Counties, and of Red Foxes in