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

U. H. J.
Liber 37
Apr. 15

Mess:^rs Solomon Wright and Robins bring up the three follow-
ing Bills Read the first and second Time in the Lower House and
will Pass Viz^t
A Bill entitled "An Act to empower the Justices of Somerset and
Worcester Counties to levy on the Taxable Inhabitants of Coventry
Parish in said Counties the Quantity of Thirty two Thousand Pounds
of Tobacco for the uses therein mentioned.
A Bill entitled a Supplementary Act to the Act entitled "An Act

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to prevent the injuring Harbours within this Province and for re-
pealing the Act therein mentioned." and a Bill entitled "An Act
for the Relief of certain languishing Prisoners in the several Jails
therein mentioned."
Mess.^rs Paca and Hammond, bring up a Bill entitled "An Act for
the enlargement of the Powers of the Corporation and Jurisdiction
of the Mayors Court of the City of Annapolis." 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.
Mess:^rs Purnell and [Love] bring up a Bill entitled "An Act
impowering John Done Sheriff of Worcester County to execute for
the Publick Levy Deputy Commissary's and Attornies Fees" — Read
the first and second Time in the Lower House and will Pass.
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

Apr. 16

Saturday Morning 16:^th April 1774.
The House met again according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday.

Mess:^rs Tyler and Hammond bring up a Bill entitled "An Act
to preserve the Independance of the Members of the Lower House
of Assembly of this Province" — Read the first and second Time in
the Lower House and will Pass.
Mess.^rs Tyler and Hammond bring up the Paper Bill entitled "An
Act for King Williams School in Annapolis;" thus endorsed, Viz^t
"By the Lower House of Assembly April 16.^th 1774. The Ingrossed
Bill whereof this is the original is Read and Assented to;"

Signed by Order, Jn^o Duckett Clk. Lo. Ho.

Mess:^rs Tyler and Hammond also bring up the three following
Ingrossed Bills Read and Assented to by the Lower House of As-
sembly Viz.^t
A Bill entitled "An Act for suspending the Power of the Com-
missioners for building a Court House and Prison in Harford
County"—

A Bill entitled "An Act to unite the Free Schools of Saint Mary's,
Charles, and Prince George's Counties." and