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The Bill, entitled, An Act to ease the People of this Province from
trivial Suits in the County Courts, thus indorsed, "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 30, 1773. Read the
second Time and will pass with the Amendments annexed.
Signed by Order, U. Scott, Cl. Up. Ho."
Leave out from the Word "Prosecution" in the Fourth Line of
the first Page, to the Words "And whereas" in the 8.th Line of
the same Page. In the last and second and third Lines from the
Bottom of the First Page, instead of "Thirty three Shillings and
four Pence Current Money of Maryland, or Four Hundred Pounds
of Tobacco," insert "Three Pounds fifteen Shillings Sterling, Five
Pounds Current Money of Maryland, or one thousand Pounds of
Tobacco." Leave out from the Word, "notwithstanding," in the 5.th
Line of the 3.d Page, to the Word "provided" in the 11.th Line of
the 4.th Page. Instead of the Words "Thirty three Shillings and
Four Pence Current Money, or Four Hundred Pounds of Tobacco"
in the thirteenth Line of the fourth Page, insert, "Thirty Shillings
Sterling, Forty Shillings Current Money of Maryland, or Four
Hundred Pounds of Tobacco," and Leave the Words "And no
Arbitrators have been called in" out of the fourteenth Line of the
same Page. Instead of "Two," in the fifth Line from the Bottom
of the 5.th Page, insert "Four." Instead of the Words, "Six Pounds
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
June 30
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Current Money of Maryland, or fourteen hundred and forty
Pounds," in the two last Lines of the fifth Page, insert the Words
"Three Pounds fifteen Shillings Sterling, Five Pounds Current
Money of Maryland, or One thousand Pounds." In the fourth and
fifth Lines of the 8.th Page, instead of the Words "And wrote the
Sum of Six Pence," insert "Two Shillings." Leave out from the
Word "Money," in the ninth Line of the eighth Page, to the Word
"And," in the tenth Line of the same Page, and instead of "Six
Pence," in the same Line, insert "One Shilling." Instead of the
Words "Thirty-three Shillings and four Pence," in the fourteenth
Line of the 8.th Page, insert "Thirty Shillings Sterling, forty
Shillings," and make a simular Alteration in the 2.d and 3.d Lines
from the Bottom of the 8.th Page. After the Word "Notwithstand-
ing," in the 9.th Line of the 9.th Page, insert, "for taking which Bond
and granting Supersedeas the Justice shall be allowed Two Shillings
Current Money of Maryland."
Which Bill was read here, and the proposed Amendments were
read; the first of which was rejected. Upon reading the second,
the Question was put, That the Words "Thirty-three Shillings and
four Pence Current Money of Maryland, or four hundred Pounds
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