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

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Dec. 19

William Fitzhugh Esq from the Upper House delivered to M.^r
Speaker the several Paper Bills sent up this Day by Mess.^rs Beall,
and Buchanan: Which were thus severally indorsed: "By the Upper
House of Assembly Dec.^r 19.^th 1769. The engrossed Bill, whereof
this is the Original, Read and assented to.

Signed by Order, U Scott Cl: Up: Ho:"

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The Bill, entitled, An Act for the building of a Parish Church
in Christ's Church Parish in Calvert County, read the Second Time,
and will pass. Sent to the Upper House by M.^r Mackall and M.^r
Grahame.
The Bill, entitled, An Additional Supplementary Act to the Act,
entitled, An Act to prevent the abuses of concealing convicted Felons,
and other Offenders imported into this Province, and for the better
Discovery of them; read the Second Time and will pass. Sent to the
Upper House by M.^r Beall and M.^r Harrison

The Bill, entitled, An Act for enforcing the Payment of public
Monies, and the Amendment proposed thereto by the Upper House;
were read, and the said Amendment taken into Consideration; and
after some Debate thereon, the same was rejected.

Ordered, That an Address be prepared to his Excellency, to put
the Sheriffs Bonds in Suit, for not paying in the Monies by them
received in Virtue of the Ordinary License Law, and that M.^r E.
Tilghman, M.^r Ringgold, M.^r Chase, and M.^r Johnson, do prepare,
and bring in, the same.

Resolved, That the honorable Speaker, Mess.^rs E. Tilghman, M.
Tilghman, Thomas Ringgold, Thomas Johnson jun.^r and John Hall,
be a Committee to correspond in the Recess of Assembly, with
Charles Garth Esq our Agent, for conducting, and managing the
Dispute between the Lord Proprietary, and the People of this
Province.

William Fitzhugh Esq, from the Upper House, delivered to M.^r
Speaker the Bill, entitled, An Act for the building of a Parish Church
in Christ's Church Parish in Calvert County; endorsed: "By the
Upper House of Assembly Dec.^r 19.^th 1769: Read the First and
Second Time by an especial Order, and will pass.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl: Up: Ho:"

Which was read and passed for engrossing.
Also the Bill, entitled, An Act for imposing a further additional
Duty of Ten Pounds Current Money per Poll on all Negroes im-
ported into this Province; endorsed: "By the Upper House of
Assembly Dec.^r 19.^th 1769. Read the First and Second Time by an
especial Order and will not pass.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl: Up: Ho:"