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A Bill entitled An Act to remedy divers Defects in the Records
of Charles County.
A Bill entitled an Act to prevent the Exportation of Flour Staves
and Shingles not Merchantable from the Town of Baltimore or
Fells Point in Baltimore County and to Regulate the Weight of
Hay and Measure of Grain Salt Flax seed and Firewood within
the said Town.
A Bill entitled An Act to prevent the Exportation of Flour not
Merchantable from George Town in Frederick County.
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Nov. 1

Saturday Morning 2.^d of November 1771.
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday.
Mess.^rs Deye and Moale bring up a Bill entitled An Act for con-
firming to Samuel Cookson of Baltimore County sundry Lands
therein mentioned. Read the first and second Time in the Lower
House and will pass, which was 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 sundry Dissenters of Saint Pauls Parish
in Baltimore County as also the Petition of Christopher Stowder
of Frederick County. These Petitions were severally Endorsed and
sent by William Hayward Esq
Read the first Time in this House a Bill entitled An Act for the
Trial of all Matters of Fact in the several Counties where they have
arisen or shall arise, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Adjourned until Monday Morning 10 of the Clock

Nov. 2

Monday Morning 4^th of November 1771.
The House met again according to Adjournment

Nov. 4

Present
Benedict Calvert Esq William Fitzhugh Esq
Daniel Dulany Esq William Hayward Esq

John Ridout Esq Daniel of Saint Thomas
The Honble
Walter Dulany Esq Jenifer Esq

John Beale Bordley Esq George Plater Esq
George Steuart Esq

Mess.^rs Worthington and Deye bring up the Paper Bill entitled
an Act for preventing Trivial Suits in the Provincial Court, thus
Endorsed, By the Lower House of Assembly Nov.^r 4.^th 1771. The
Engrossed Bill, whereof this is the Original is Read and As-
Signed by Order John Duckett Cl. Lo. ho.

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