286 Assembly Proceedings, March 23-April 19, 1774.

U. H. J.
Liber 37
Apr. 7

A Bill entitled "An Act relating to the Office of Chancellor
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

Apr. 8

Friday Morning 8:^th April 1774.
The House met again according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday

Read the first and second Time by an Especial Order in this
House the Bill entitled "An Act for more effectually preventing
the buying and selling of Offices." as also the Bill entitled. "An
Act relating to the Office of Chancellor," and will not pass.

Read and rejected the Petition of Stephen West of Prince Georges
County.

Read the first and second Time by an especial Order in this
House the Bill entitled "An Act to repeal part of an Act to en-
courage the destroying of Wolves Crows and Squirrels." and will
Pass — so endorsed and sent to the Lower House by William Hay-
ward Esq.

Read the first Time in this House the Bill entitled "An Act for
the relief of sundry Inhabitants of Patapsco Lower Hundred in
Baltimore County." and ordered to lie on the Table.

Resolved, that this House will take the said Bill into Considera-
tion on Wednesday next at ten of the Clock in the Morning and
Ordered that the Clerk of this House give Notice to M^r Charles
Rogers of Baltimore County of the above Resolve, and that he may

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then be heard if he thinks proper on Application for that Purpose

Mess:^rs Beall and T. Wright bring up an Ingrossed Bill entitled
"An Act to repeal part of an Act to encourage the destroying of
Wolves Crows and Squirrels." Read and Assented to by the Lower
House of Assembly, which was Read and Assented to by this House
and ordered to be so Subscribed, the Paper Bill so Endorsed was
sent to the Lower House by John Ridout Esq

Mess.^rs Beall and T Wright bring up a Bill entitled "An Act for
the Relief of Insolvent Debtors." Read the first and second Time
in the Lower House and will Pass — which was Read the first Time
in this House and Ordered to lie on the Table.

Adjourned until three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die Post Meridiem
The House met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock