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Assembly no Councillor Delegate or Burgess of Assembly shall
have or receive any Allowance for attendance in Assembly or for
itinerant Charges any thing in any former Act of Assembly to the
contrary notwithstanding" — "This Act to continue for and during
the Term of Fourteen years and until the end of the next Session of
Assembly which shall happen thereafter" — So Indorsed and sent
to the Lower House by William Hayward Esquire.

Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly, the Petition of Cap.^t Robert Campbell Commander of the
Ship Chance. So endorsed and sent by William Hayward Esq

Read the first and second Time by an especial Order in this House
the Bill entitled "An Act for the Relief of certain languishing Pris-
oners in the several Jails therein mentioned." and will Pass with
the following Amendment Viz^t Strike out the name of "Charles
Homewood" So endorsed and sent to the Lower House by Daniel
of S^t Tho.^s Jenifer Esq.
Adjourned until Monday Morning ten of the Clock

U. H. J.
Liber 37
Apr. 23

Monday Morning 18:^th April 1774.
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present

Richard Lee Esq Dan.^l of S.^t Thomas Jenifer Esq
The Daniel Dulany Esq George Plater Esq
Honble - John Ridout Esq and
John Beale Bordley Esq Philip Thomas Lee Esq
George Steuart Esq

Mess:^rs Steele and Dallam bring up a Bill entitled "An Act con-
cerning Prisoners in certain Cases." Read the first and second Time
in the Lower House and will not Pass.

Mess:^rs Steele and Dallam also bring up a Bill entitled "An Act
relating to Criminals" — Read the first and second Time in the Lower
House and will Pass.

Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly, the Petition of Henry Gassaway of Ann Arundel County,
so endorsed and sent to the Lower House by Benjamin Ogle Esq

Mess:^rs Earle and Bond (of Harford County) bring up a Bill

Apr. 18

entitled "And Act to regulate the Payment of Attornies Fees." Read
the first and second Time in the Lower House and will Pass, which
was Read the first and second Time by an especial Order in this
House and will not Pass.

Adjourned until three of the Clock in the Afternoon

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