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

L. H. J.
Liber 54
Apr. 19

Benedict Calvert, Esq.^r from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r
Speaker the Bill, entitled, An Act for regulating the gauging of
Casks in the Town of Baltimore; and the Bill entitled, An Act for
Payment of the Public Creditors; severally indorsed; "By the
Upper House of Assembly, April 19,^th 1774 Read the first and
second Time by an especial Order and will pass
Signed by Order James Brooks Cl Upp. Ho."

Which were severally read here and passed for ingrossing
On Motion, the Question was put, that the following, to wit,
"That no Petition for the Opening a new Road, or altering the
Course or Direction of any old One, be received by the House,
without previous Notice of three Months being given to the In-
habitants of the District through which such new Road is to run,
or in which such Alteration is to be made, and the Intention of
offering such Petition to the House; and unless a Plat or Survey
of the said new Road or Alteration be made, showing the Course
and Direction of the same, and how the Lands of Individuals re-
siding within the said Districts may be affected hereby, and Esti-
mates of the Cost and Expence be at the same Time delivered into
the House with such Petition." be entered as the Resolve of this
House ? Carried in the Negative.

For the Negative

Key,

Steele,

Hyland,

Barnes,

Tolly,

Gilpin,

Maxwell,

Ridgely, Son Jn.^o

Ward,

Worthington,

Chamberlaine,

Purnell,

Johnson,

Lloyd,

Robins,

Chase,

Sim,

Beatty,

J. Hall,

Earle,

Aq. Hall,

Lyles,

T. Wright,

Bond, Son Tho.^s

Somervell,

So. Wright,

Dallam,

Waters,

Veazy,

Love.

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For the Affirmative

Hammond,

Deye,

Ridgely,

Tyler.

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