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

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Dec. 15

Time and will pass. Which Bills were sent to the Upper House by
M.^r Hayward and M.^r Gantt

M.^r Veazy, M.^r Ward, and M.^r Bordley, have Leave of absence.
The House adjourns 'til To-morrow Morning 9 o'Clock.

Dec. 16

Saturday, December 16.^th
The House met according to Adjournment.

The Members were called and all appeared as on Yesterday, except
M.^r Veazy, M.^r Ward, and M.^r Bordley.

The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.
M.^r Hayward brought in, and delivered to M.^r Speaker, a Bill,
entitled, An Act for preventing the Evil occasioned by the Continu-
ance of Suits at Law, on Suggestion of want of Evidence from
beyond the Sea: Which was read the First Time and Ordered to lie
on the Table.
M.^r Thomas Sprigg Wootton, a Delegate returned for Frederick
County, appeared in the House.
Ordered, That M.^r Luckett and M.^r Heugh do go with the Gentle-
man to the Upper House to see him Qualified. They return and
acquaint M.^r Speaker, they saw him Qualified in the usual Manner.
The Gentleman took his Seat in the House.
M.^r E. Tilghman brought in, and delivered to M.^r Speaker, a Bill,
entitled, An Act for raising Four Pence Sterling on every Hogshead
of Tobacco exported out of this Province for the support of an Agent
at London for the service of this Province: Which was read the
First and Second Time by an especial Order and will pass. Sent to
the Upper House by M.^r Johnson, and M.^r Chase.

p. 37

The engrossed 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 and as-
sented to, and, with the Paper Bill thereof, sent to the Upper House
by M.^r Johnson and M.^r Allen

On reading the Second Time, the Message of the Upper House
with the Journal of Accounts, Resolved, that the Consideration
thereof be referred to the next Session of Assembly, and that the
business of the Journal be the first transacted with that House, in
the next Session
Walter Dulany Esq, from the Upper House, delivered to M.^r
Speaker the Paper Bills, entitled, An Act to enable the Justices of
Queen Anns County Court, for the Time being, to levy on the Tax-
able Inhabitants of S.^t Lukes Parish, in the said County, a Quantity
of Tobacco, for building a Chapel in the said Parish.