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

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

The Petition of James Hendricks was read a second Time; Or-
dered, That the said Petition be referred to the Consideration of a
Committee, and that they do examine the Matter thereof, and report
the same as it shall appear to them to the House; and that M.^r Deye,
M.^r Ridgely, M.^r Tolly, M.^r Aq. Hall, M.^r J. Hall, and M.^r Ham-
mond, are appointed a Committee accordingly, and they have Power
to send for Persons, Papers and Records.
The Bill, entitled, An Act to explain an Act relating to Leases
made by the Rector, Vestrymen, and Churchwardens of St Anne's
Parish, was read a first and second Time by an especial Order,
passed, and sent to the Upper House by M.^r Paca and M.^r Ham-
mond.
M.^r Wootton brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker, a Bill, entitled,
An Act for the Relief of the Poor in Frederick County; which was
read the first and second Time by an especial Order, passed, and
sent to the Upper House, with the ingrossed Bill for the Relief of
John M'Lure and others, by M.^r Wootton and M.^r Griffith.

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Benedict Calvert, Esq., from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r
Speaker, the Petitions of sundry languishing Prisoners, thus in-
dorsed, "By the Upper House of Assembly, June 29, 1773. Read
the Petitions of John Ward, Peter Carroll, Patrick Higgins, Charles
Steuart, John M'Nabb, Joseph Smith, and Benjamin Wallace, and
referred the same to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly.
Signed by Order, U. Scott, Cl. Up. Ho".

And a Petition of John Robert Hollyday, Sheriff of Baltimore
County.
M.^r Smallwood brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker, a Bill,
entitled, An Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco, and for pre-
venting Frauds in his Majesty's Customs.
On Motion the Question was put, That the said Bill be referred
for Consideration to the next Session of Assembly? Resolved in
the Negative.

For the Negative

Bond,

Parran,

Tyler,

Barnes,

Hawkins,

Sim,

Key,

Ware,

Hammond,

Reeder,

Courts,

Wilson,

Worthington,

Smallwood,

Waters,

Johnson,

Ridgely,

Earle,

Chase,

Deye,

Wootton,

J. Hall,

Tolly,

Beatty,

Somervelle,

Aq. Hall,

Griffith.

Lyles,

Beall,

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