58 Assembly Proceedings, November id-December 23, 1773.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 6

Present

Benedict Calvert Esq William Hayward Esq
The Daniel Dulany Esq Dan.^l of S.^t Tho.^s Jenifer Esq
Honble John Ridout Esq Benjamin Ogle Esq
George Steuart Esq Philip Thomas Lee Esq
William Fitzhugh Esq

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.

Mess:^rs Barnes and Bond bring up a Bill entitled "An Act for the
Relief of the Poor in Saint Marys County." 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.

Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of Gilbert Falconar. so endorsed and sent by
Daniel of Saint Thomas Jenifer Esq

p. 712

Adjourned until to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

Dec. 7

Tuesday Morning 7.^th December 1773.
The House met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday.

Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Prince Georges
County against the Sale of the Free School Land belonging to said
County — So endorsed and sent to the Lower House by William
Hayward Esq

Read the second Time in this House the Bill entitled "An Act
for the Regulation of Officers Fees." and will not Pass — So en-
dorsed and sent to the Lower House together with the following
Message by Philip Thomas Lee Esq
By the Upper House of Assembly 7.^th December 1773.

Gentlemen
We should be willing to agree to a proper Bill allowing a competent
Support to Officers, but as the Bill entitled "An Act for the Regula-
tion of Officers Fees." appears to us in a different Light, we have
therefore returned it with our Negative.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho.