134 Assembly Proceedings, October 2-November 30, 1777.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Oct. 29

Road run through the Land of the said Levin Lawrence. Which
two hundred Yards the Petitioner hath always kept in Repair and
still is willing to continue so to do provided the House will impower
him to keep the said Road open. And a Petition of the Trustees of
the Poor in Frederick County setting forth that by the Power
invested them by the Act of Assembly for the Relief of the Poor in
the several Counties therein mentioned they did purchase Ground
whereon were erected sundry Buildings which they apprehended
would have answered the Purposes intended by the said Act That
after the said Purchase having Conveniencies for the Reception of
the Poor they were in doubt whether the Law entitled the Trustees to
admit them until three Years expired and applied to the then Mem-
bers for the said County for an Act that the Poor might be received
immediately. That in Consequence of such Application a Supple-
mentary Law passed last Sessions and the Poor and sundry Vagrants
were received; but the Sessions breaking up late the Law could not
by the Trustees be procured; by which Means nothing was levied
for the Support of the Poor. That since the House has been opened
and the Poor received the Buildings are found inadequate to the
conveniencies necessary for the Poor of each Sex. That they thought
it expedient to erect a large Building with suitable Conveniencies
which they contracted for under the Sanction of the first Law, that
lessening the Taxation of the Supplementary Law and not having a
Copy of the Bill to support the Magistrates levying the Tax they are
likely to suffer, and therefore praying the House that an Act may
pass to levy on the Inhabitants the Proceeding Year a double Tax to
enable them to comply with their Contract to the Workmen were
severally read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table

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The Petition of the Vestry and Church Wardens of Saint Luke's
Parish in Queen Anne's County was read a second Time and referred
for Consideration on Thursday next
Ordered, That M.^r Hall, M.^r S. Wright, M.^r Tyler, M.^r Dennis
and M.^r Handy be added to the Committee appointed to enquire into
the Facts set forth in the Petition of Robert Horner, and the counter
Petition thereto; and that M.^r Johnson and M.^r Grahame be dis-
charged therefrom
The House adjourns till To-Morrow Morning 9 O'Clock

Oct. 30

Wednesday October 30.^th 1771
The House met.

All Members present as on Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.
M.^r Hammond, M.^r Parran, M.^r Gresham, M.^r Chamberlaine, M.^r
Contee and M.^r Ennalls appeared in the House.