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15.th 1769: Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly.
Sign'd by Order U Scott Cl: Up: Ho:"
The Bill, entitled, A Supplementary Act to the Act, entitled, An
Act for the Direction of Sheriffs in their Offices, and restraining
their ill Practices within this Province, read the second Time and
will pass. Sent to the Upper House by M.r Johnson, and M.r
Buchanan.
Upon reading the Message from the late Governor to this House,
at the last Session of Assembly, and the Account of Isaac Baker,
mentioned therein, which Message and Account were refered to the
Consideration of the Session of Assembly: Resolved, That the said
Isaac Baker be allowed the First, Second, and Third Articles of
Charge in the said Account, amounting to £48.0.6 and that he be
allowed the further Sum of £51.19.6 for the Loss of his Horse, Gun,
and Service of his Slave taken Prisoner by the Indians Four Years;
it appearing to this House, that the said Loss was sustained when
the Slave was going Express for the public Service, by Order of the
then Commander in Chief of this Province.
The Bill, entitled, An Act to repeal Part of an Act, entitled, An
Act providing what shall be good Evidence to prove foreign and
other Debts, and to prevent vexatious and unnecessary Suits at Law,
pleading Discounts in Bar, and for repealing an Act of Assembly
therein mentioned; read the Second Time, and will not pass.
The Bill, entitled, An Act to repeal an Act, entitled, An Act for
the Advancement of Justice; read the Second Time and will not pass.
The Bill, entitled, An Act for confirming to Samuel Cookson of
Baltimore County, sundry Lands therein mentioned, read the Second
Time, and referred to the Consideration of the next Session of
Assembly.
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Liber No. 54
Dec. 15
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The Bill, entitled, An Act to Appropriate the Half Acres of
Ground therein mentioned to the Use of the public School in Fred-
erick County; read the Second Time and will pass. Sent to the
Upper House by M.r Luckett & M.r Heugh.
M.r Johnson brought in, and delivered to M.r Speaker, a Bill,
entitled, An Act to aid the Navigation on the River Patowmack:
Which was read the First Time and ordered to lie on the Table.
The Bill, entitled, An Act to redress the Evils arising from the
Variation of the Compass in Surveying Lands, read the Second Time,
and referred to the Consideration of the next Session of Assembly.
Resolved, That the same be printed in the Maryland Gazette, and
Three Copies thereof printed and sent to each of the Members of
the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, as soon as may be.
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