The Lower House. 155

prayed the House to take the Premises into Consideration and make
him such Allowance as should be thought reasonable for the Damage
done the said Houses. That in Consequence of his Petition a Com-
mittee was appointed to examine into the ffacts therein stated who
reported them to be true. That notwithstanding that Report he
failed of Redress and his Petition was rejected upon the Principle
that it appeared by the Report there were Creditors of his Father
who did not appear to the House to be satisfied for their Debts. That

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 7

he admits there were Creditors of his Father who were not and have
not been satisfied their Debts and in particular the Estate of M.^r
Philip Hammond to whom his Father Mortgaged the Lots and
Houses mentioned in the said Report. That he hath and is entitled
to an Equity of Redemption and therefore praying the House to
make him such Allowance for the Damage done the Premises afore-
said as they may judge adequate to the same; and that such Allow-
ance may be appropriated toward Satisfaction of the Debt due on
said Mortgage intended to be redeemed. Which was read and or-
dered to lie on the Table
On Motion, Ordered That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
revive and continue an Act entitled An Act for amending and re-
pairing the Public Roads in Baltimore County and that M.^r Moale,
M.^r Rumsey, M.^r Chase, M.^r Deye and M.^r Risteau do prepare and
bring in the same M.^r Moale brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker
the said Bill. Which was read the first and second Time by an
especial Order, passed, and sent to the Upper House by M.^r Deye &
M.^r Moale

William Fitzhugh Esq.^r from the Upper House delivers to M.^r
Speaker the said Bill thus indorsed "By the Upper House of As-
sembly Nov.^r 7.^th 1771 Read the first and second Time by an especial
Order and will pass
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

Which Bill was read here and passed for ingrossing
M.^r Grahame from the Conference delivers to M.^r Speaker the
following Papers, which were delivered by the Conferrees of the
Upper House to those of the Lower House
What passed the last Session not having been productive of any
Regulation, ..... [The message beginning thus, as well as the
Governor's message to the Upper House, are printed in full in the
Upper House Journal, pp. 46-47].

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Which was read.
M.^r Ennalls brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker a Bill entitled
A Supplementary Act to the Act entitled An Act to enable the Justices
of Dorchester County Court to assess and levy on the taxable In-
habitants of the said County a Quantity of Tobacco for the Purpose
of building a new Court House Which was read the first and second

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