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Worcester County praying that an Act may pass enabling the Justices
to assess not less than thirty two thousand Pounds of Tobacco on the
taxable Inhabitants of that Parish for the erecting and building a
Chapel of Ease at or near Johnson's Mill in said Parish. Which was
read and granted; and Leave given to bring in a Bill pursuant to the
Prayer of the said Petition
Ordered, That M.^r Allen, M.^r Chaille, M.^r Holland and M.^r Robins
do prepare and bring in the same.
M.^r Tilghman brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the following
ingrossed Address
To his Excellency Robert Eden Esquire Governor and Commander
in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland.
The humble Address of the House of Delegates
May it please your Excellency,
Upon Consideration of that Part of your Speech which relates
to the Criminal Law we do not think a general Revisal thereof neces-
sary; but as your Excellency was pleased to inform the late House
of Assembly that you had experienced Inconveniences from Want

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Oct. 24

of Precision upon that Subject, we beg Leave to request your
Excellency to point out any particular Defects which have fallen
within your Observation; that the Law, where doubtful, and de-
fective, may be aided and made more perfect and plain.
Which was read and assented to and signed by Order of the
House by the Honourable Speaker.

The Bill entitled An Act to aid defective Common Recoveries was
read the second Time and the Question was put that the said Bill
do pass?
Resolved in the Affirmative

p. 219

For the Affirmative

Reeder,

Gale,

Paca,

W. Thomas,

J. Richardson,

Tilghman,

Johnson,

Moale,

N. Thomas,

Chase,

Risteau,

T. Wright,

Grahame,

Deye,

Chaille,

Parran,

Veazy,

Holland,

Weems,

Baxter,

Alien,

Smallwood,

Ward,

Robins.

Handy,

Rumsey,

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Dennis,

Hall,

For the Negative

Gresham,

Tyler,

Luckett,

Beall,

Contee,

Beatty.

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