The Lower House. 117

A Remonstrance from the Justices of Ann Arundel County, which
was referred from last, to this Session of Assembly was read. Or-
dered, That the same be taken into Consideration on Thursday next.
Daniel of Saint Thomas Jenifer Esq.^r from the Upper House
delivers to M.^r Speaker the Bill entitled An Act continuing An Act
entitled An Act for the Preservation of the Breed of Fish: And the
Bill entitled An Act contining An Act entitled An Act to establish
a Market at the Market House in Chester Town &.^ta severally in-
dorsed "By the Upper House of Assembly October 19.^th 1771
Read the first and second Time by an especial Order and will pass.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

Which were severally read here and passed for ingrossing.
The House adjourned till Monday Morning 9 O'Clock

L. H. J.

Liber No. 54
Oct. 19

Monday October 21.^st 1771
The House met.

All Members present as on Saturday except M.^r Moale, M.^r Earle,
M.^r Jordan, M.^r So. Wright and M.^r Wootton.
The Proceedings of Saturday were read.
M.^r Rumsey and M.^r N. Thomas appeared in the House.
M.^r Tilghman brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker a Bill entitled
An Act for imposing a farther Additional Duty of Pounds
Current Money per Poll on all Negroes imported into this Province.
Which was read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table
M.^r Beall brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker a Bill entitled
A Supplementary Act to the Act entitled An Act for the building a
Parish Church in Queen Ann Parish in Prince George's County.
Which was read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table.
The House being informed that M.^r Theophilus Hanson was at-
tending at the Door in Obedience to the Order of the 10.^th Instant;
Ordered, That he be called in, and he appeared at the Bar ac-
cordingly
Ordered, That the Report from the Committee of Grievances of
the 20.^th November 1770 be read; and it was read accordingly.
M.^r Hanson, agreeable to the above Order, produced to the House
the Instructions he received from Horatio Sharpe Esq Surveyor
General of the Western Shore in the Year 1767.
Ordered, That they be read; and they were read accordingly.
He also produced additional Instructions from M.^r George Lee.
Ordered, That they be read; and they were read accordingly.
It appearing that the said Theophilus Hanson, altho' he had
charged excessive Fees seemed rather to have followed the Charges

Oct. 21