346 Assembly Proceedings, June 15-July 3, 1773.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
June 18

Ordered, That M.^r Paca, M.^r Beall, M.^r Chamberlaine, and M.^r
Thomas do present the ingrossed Address to his Excellency.
George Plater Esq.^r from the Upper House delivers to M.^r Speaker
a Bill entitled An Act concerning Estates tail, and the Jurisdiction
of the County Courts thus indorsed "By the Upper House of As-
sembly, June 17.^th 1773. Read the first Time and ordered to lie

on the Table.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho.

By the Upper House of Assembly June 18.^th 1773 Read the
second Time and will pass
Signed by Order U Scott Cl Up Ho"

Which Bill was read here the first Time and ordered to lie on the
Table
The House adjourns till 3 O'Clock

p. 311

Post Meridiem
The House met.

His Excellency communicates to M.^r Speaker the following Mes-
sage
M.^r Speaker and Gentlemen of the Lower House,
I return you Thanks for your Address, and sincerely hope that
the general Welfare may be promoted by prudent and salutary Laws.
I am glad, Gentlemen, that his Majesty's immediate Notice of the
Affairs and Government of this Province gives you Pleasure; and
hope you will be particularly solicitous to merit his gracious Ap-
probation.
Annapolis 18.^th June 1773. Rob/ Eden

Which was read
On Motion, the Question was put, that the following Question,
Viz. That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for amending the Staple
of Tobacco, and for preventing ffrauds in his Majesty's Customs,
be now put? Resolved in the Negative.

For the Negative

Bond,

Ware,

Chamberlaine,

Maxwell,

Courts,

Thomas,

Sudler,

Richardson,

T. Wright,

Buchanan,

White,

So. Wright,

Worthington,

W. Ennalls,

Brown,

J. Hall,

J. Ennalls,

Earle,

Somerwell,

Ward,

Wootton,

Lyles,

Veazy,

Beatty,

Parran,

Hyland,

Hagar.

Hawkins,

Hammond,

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