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in good Order, a Road from the Mouth of Wills's Creek to the
nearest Navigable Western Waters of some Branch of the Ohio ?
Resolved in the Affirmative.

For the AFFIRMATIVE.

Votes and
Proceedings
of the Lower
House,
printed by
A. C. Green
Dec. 8

Key,

Ware,

Sim,

Barnes,

Hawkins,

Contee,

Weems,

Johnson,

Earle,

J Lyles,

Chase,

Paca,

Parran,

Lloyd,

Hammond

Aq. Hall,

Richardson,

Beatty,

Tolly,

Beall,

Griffith,

Smallwood,

Tyler,

Funk.

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For the NEGATIVE.

Ringgold,

Chamberlaine,

So. Wright,

Maxwell,

Thomas,

T. Wright,

Sudler,

White,

Chaille,

Ridgely,

Veazy,

Purnell,

Deye,

Ward,

Robins.

J. Hall,

Brown,

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The House adjourns till 3 o'Clock

POST MERIDIEM.
The House met.
The Bill, entitled, An Act to regulate the Criminal Business of
Baltimore County, was read the Second Time by an especial Order,
passed, and sent to the Upper House by Mr. Deye and Mr. Ridgely.
Mr. Purnell being unwell hath Leave of Absence.
The House adjourns till To-morrow Morning 9 o'Clock.

THURSDAY, December 9, 1773.

THE House met. All Members present as on Yesterday. The
Proceedings of Yesterday were read.

Daniel Dulany, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker the Bill, entitled, An Act for the Division of Baltimore
County, and for erecting a new one by the Name of Harford, thus
indorsed: "By the Upper House of Assembly, December 8, 1773:
Read the First Time and ordered to lie on the Table.
Signed by Order, U. SCOTT, Cl. Up. Ho.

Dec. 9