The Upper House. 11

Archibald Campbell and Abraham Covington languishing Prisoners
in Somerset County Goal, which said Petitions are referred to the
Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly, and sent by Daniel
of Saint Tho.^s Jenifer Esq
Mess.^rs Wootton and Beatty bring up the two following Engrossed
Bills Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly.
A Bill entitled An Act for vesting in such Foreign Protestants
as are now or shall be hereafter Naturalized in this Province all the
Rights and Privileges of Natural Born Subjects

A Bill entitled An Act for the Adjournment and Continuance of
the High Court of Appeals.

These Bills were Read and Assented to by this House and Ordered
to be so Subscribed. The Paper Bills so Endorsed sent to the Lower
House by Daniel Dulany Esquire

Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 15

Wednesday Morning 16.^th of October 1771.
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Mess.^rs Wootton and Beatty bring up a Bill entitled An Act
impowering the Justices of Prince Georges and Frederick Counties
to Levy on the Taxable Persons of Prince Georges Parish in said
Counties the Sum of Ninety six Thousand Pounds of Tobacco for
Building a New Parish Church at or near the place where the Old
one now Stands. Read the first and Second Time in the Lower
House and will pass, which was Read the first and second Time by
an especial Order in this House and will pass. So Endorsed and Sent
to the Lower House by George Plater Esquire.
Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of the Vestrymen and Church Wardens of
Stepney Parish in Somerset and Worcester Counties also two Peti-
tions of sundry Inhabitants of said Parish. Sent by George Steuart
Esq
Benedict Calvert and Walter Dulany Esquires are sent to acquaint
the Lower House that His Excellency requires their Attendance in
the Upper House immediately to see two Bills passed both Houses
this Session receive the Assent

The Lower House attend and by their Speaker present to his
Excellency the following Bills.

Oct. 16

A Bill entitled An Act for vesting in such Foreign Protestants as
are now Naturalized or shall be hereafter Naturalized in this Prov-
ince all the Rights and Privileges of natural Born Subjects.

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