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are not proper Objects of Relief, and have therefore, by our Amend-
ment to the Bill, entitled, An Act for the Relief of certain languish-
ing Prisoners in the several Jails therein mentioned, proposed to
strike out their Names.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl: Up: Ho:
The Bill, entitled, An Act to aid the Navigation on the River
Patowmack, read the Second Time and will pass.
The Bill, entitled, An Act for imposing a further additional Duty
of Ten Pounds per Poll on all Negroes imported into this Province,
read the Second Time, and will pass.
The House adjourns 'till To-morrow Morning 9 o'Clock.
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Liber No. 54
Dec. 18
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Tuesday, Dec.r 19.th
The House met according to Adjournment.
The Members were called and all appeared as on Yesterday.
M.r Tyler appeared in the House.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.
M.r Hollyday brought in, and delivered to M.r Speaker the en-
grossed Address to his Excellency, which was read and assented to,
and signed, by Order of the House, by the Honorable Speaker.
Ordered, That M.r Hollyday, and M.r Grahame do wait upon his
Excellency, and acquaint him that this House hath prepared an
Address to be presented to him, and desires to know when and
where he will be pleased to receive it. They return and acquaint M.r
Speaker they delivered the Message, and that his Excellency was
pleased to signify he would receive the Address Half an Hour hence
in the Conference Chamber.
Ordered, That M.r E, Tilghman, and seven more of the Com-
mittee of Grievances do present the Address.
M.r E. Tilghman brought in and delivered to M.r Speaker the
following Report
By the Committee of Grievances and Courts of Justice.
Your Committee beg leave to Report to your honorable House
that upon the Complaint of William Clements, of Charles County,
of excessive Charges, in Bills of Costs, made out by Philip Richard
Fendal, Clerk of that County; your Committee examined such Bills
of Costs as were laid before them, and find it a Practice with that
Clerk, in making out Bills of Costs for Plaintiffs, to charge Execu-
tions, if required, Nine Pounds of Tobacco on every Judgment. The
Evil and Iniquity of this Charge must be very apparent, because
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upon the Delivery of such Bill of Cost to the Defendant, he will, in
most Cases, pay it whether Execution issues or not, though the
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