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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1771 to June-July, 1773
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The Upper House. 15


Mess.rs Mackall and Handy bring up the two following Bills, Read
the first and Second Time in the Lower House and will Pass.
A Bill entitled a Supplementary Act to the Act entitled An Act
for the Building of a Parish Church in Christ Church Parish in
Calvert County
A Bill entitled "An Act to impower the Justices of Somerset and
Worcester Counties to Levy on the Taxable Inhabitants of Stepney
Parish in said Counties the Sum of Sixty Thousand Pounds of
Tobacco for the uses therein mentioned, and to establish the Church
at Greenhill the Parish Church for said Parish." These two Bills
were 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 William Fitzhugh Esq
Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of Elizabeth Williams of Baltimore County
Widow and Administratrix of George Williams deceased. So En-
dorsed and Sent by George Steuart Esquire.
Read and Rejected the Petition of John Purnell Robins of Worces-
ter County.
Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of the Rector Vestrymen and sundry In-
habitants of All Hallows Parish in Worcester County. So Endorsed
and Sent by George Steuart Esq
Read and Rejected the Petition of the Rector and Vestrymen of
Saint Mary Annes Parish in Cecil County
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 23

Thursday Morning 24th October 1771.
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday and William Hayward Esq
Mess.rs Paca and Johnson bring up the three following Bills Read
the first and second Time in the Lower House and will pass.
A Bill entitled An Act for imposing a further additional Duty
of five Pounds Current Money per poll on all Negroes imported

Oct. 24

into this Province
A Bill entitled An Act for more effectually preventing the Buying
and Selling of Offices, and to prevent Simoniacal Contracts
A Bill entitled, An Act to aid defective common Recoveries. These
three Bills were Read the first Time in this House and Ordered to
lie on the Table.
Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of the Trustees of the poor for Ann Arundel
County. So Endorsed and sent by Benedict Calvert Esq
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock

p. 537



 
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