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L. H. J.
Liber 54
Apr. 18
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Post Meridiem.
The House met.
John Ridout, Esq from the Upper House, delivers to M.r Speaker
the Journal of Accounts thus indorsed; "By the Upper House of
Assembly, April 18,th 1774: Read and assented to.
Signed by Order, James Brooks Cl. Up. Ho."
On Motion, Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill
for Payment of the publick Creditors; and that M.r Chase, M.r
Chamberlaine, M.r J. Hall, M.r T. Wright, and M.r Sim, do prepare
and bring in the same.
M.r Tolly brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker a Bill, entitled, An
Act for regulating the Gauging of Casks in the Town of Baltimore.
Which was read the first and second Time by an especial Order,
passed, and sent to the Upper House by M.r Tolly and M.r Ridgely
Son of John.
M.r T. Wright brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker a Bill, en-
titled, An Act for Payment of the publick Creditors. Which was
read the first and second Time by an especial Order, passed, and
sent to the Upper House by M.r T. Wright and M.r Aq. Hall.
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Esq from the Upper House, de-
livers to M.r Speaker the Bill, entitled, An Act requiring the Justices
of Somerset County to appoint Persons to lay out a Road in said
County, thus indorsed; "By the Upper House of Assembly, April
18,th 1774: Read the first and second Time by an especial Order
and will pass.
Signed by Order, James Brooks, Cl. Up. Ho."
Which was read here and passed for ingrossing.
On Motion, Resolved, That Thirty-four Members of the Lower
House of Assembly, including the Speaker, shall in future be neces-
sary to compose a House.
The Petition of Samuel Litton is referred till next Session of
Assembly.
George Steuart, Esq from the Upper House, delivers to M.r
Speaker the paper Bills, N.o 19, 20, 21, 22, severally indorsed; "By
the Upper House of Assembly, April 18,th 1774: The ingrossed
Bill, whereof this is the Original, read and assented to.
Signed by Order, James Brooks, Cl. Up. Ho."
The Amendments proposed by the Upper House to the Bill to
preserve the Independence of the Members of the Lower House of
Assembly of this Province were read the second Time, and the
Question was put, that the said Bill and Amendments be referred?
Resolved in the Affirmative.
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