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June 30
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Wednesday, June 30.th 1773.
The House met.
All Members present as on Yesterday, except M.r Chamberlaine
and M.r brown.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.
Daniel of Saint Thomas Jenifer, Esq., from the Upper House,
delivers to M.r Speaker a Petition of Reuben Merriweather and
William Bernard. Which was read and referred to the Considera-
tion of a Committee.
Ordered, That they do examine the Matter thereof, and report
the same, as it shall appear to them to the House, and M.r Paca,
M.r Hall, and M.r Hammond, are appointed a Committee accord-
ingly, and they have Power to send for Persons, Papers and Records.
George Plater, Esq., from the Upper House, delivers to M.r
iSpeaker a Petition of sundry the Inhabitants living on and near the
Head of St. Clement's Bay, in St. Mary's County. Which was read
and ordered to lie on the Table.
M.r Robert Wright, one of the Committee Clerks, is discharged
from any further Attendance this Session.
John Ridout, Esq., from the Upper House, delivers to M.r
Speaker the Bill entitled, An Act for the Relief of certain Prisoners
in the several Jails therein mentioned, thus indorsed, "By the Upper
House of Assembly, June 29.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 30, 1773. Read the second
Time and will pass with the following Amendments, Viz.t Leave
out the Names of Francis Miller, Thomas Coffer, and Mathew
Coffer. After the Word "Prison" in the 10.th Line of the 8.th Page,
insert the following Words, Viz. "And every other of the Persons
aforesaid who have or hath intermarried since his or their Commit-
ment to Prison." Leave out the Word "Five" in the sixteenth Line
of the same Page, and insert in the Room thereof the Word "Ten."
Signed by Order, U. Scott, Cl. Up. Ho.
Which Bill was read here, and the Amendments were read and
agreed to, and the Bill passed for ingrossing.
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