The Lower House. 377

Upper House of Assembly, June 28, 1773. The ingrossed Bill
whereof this is the original read and assented to.
Signed by Order, U. Scott, Cl. Up. Ho."

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

The Bill, entitled, An Act for the Relief of John M'Clure and
others, thus indorsed, "By the Upper House of Assembly, June 28.^th
1773. Read the first and second Time by an especial Order and

Will pass. Signed by Order, U. Scott, Cl. Up. Ho."

Which was read here and passed for ingrossing
The Bill, entitled, An Act for the Independency of the Justices,
the Enlargement of the County Court Jurisdiction in Cases of
Equity, and the Authority of the Deputy Commissaries; thus in-
dorsed, "By the Upper House of Assembly, June 26, 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 28, 1773. Read the
second Time and will not pass.

Signed by Order, U. Scott, Cl. Up. Ho."

And the Bill, entitled, An Act to aid the Proceedings of Caecil
County Court, thus indorsed, "By the Upper House of Assembly,
June 25.^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 28.^th 1773. Read the
second Time and will pass with the following Amendments, Viz.
Alter the Preamble so as that it may be in the following Words, Viz.
"Whereas it may be doubted whether the Justices of Caecil County
Court did hold their Court on the second Tuesday of August 1772,
as by an Act of Assembly of this Province they are required, by
Reason whereof it may be a Question, whether the Actions in the
said Court depending and undetermined were discontinued or not."
Leave out the Words "except as herein after excepted" in the sixth
Line of the first enacting Clause; and after the Word "Condition"
in the seventh Line of the same Clause, Leave out the rest of the
Bill and add the following Words, Viz. "to all Intents and Purposes,
as if the Justices of the said Court had met and held the said Court
as required by the aforesaid Act of Assembly of this Province."
Signed by Order, U. Scott, Cl. Up. Ho.

Which was read; and the Proposed Amendments were read and
rejected.
The Petition of Thomas Harwood, William Reynolds, John Brice
William Paris, and Allen Quynn, was read a second Time and
granted; and Leave given to the Petitioners to bring in a Bill pur-
suant to the Prayer of the said Petition.

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