60 Assembly Proceedings, November 16-December 23, 1773.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 9

Present as Yesterday

Read the second Time in this House the bill entitled "An Act for
the Relief of the Poor in Saint Marys County." and will Pass. So
endorsed and sent to the Lower House by Daniel of Saint Thomas
Jenifer Esq

Read the second Time in this House the Bill entitled "An Act
for the Sale of the Capital Bank Stock belonging to this Province,"
and will not Pass, so endorsed and sent to the Lower House by
William Hayward Esq

Read the second Time in this House the Bill entitled "An Act to
revive and aid the Proceedings of Cecil County Court" and will Pass
with the following Amendments Viz.^t Leave out the words "except
as herein after excepted." in the sixth line of the first enacting Clause
and after the word "Condition." in the 7^th line of the same Clause
leave out the rest of the Bill and add the following words Viz^t
"to all intents and Purposes as if the Justices of the said Court had
met and held the said Court as required by the aforesaid Act of
Assembly of this Province." So endorsed and sent to the Lower
House by John Ridout Esq.
Adjourned until Three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die Post Meridiem
The House met again according to Adjournment

p. 714

Present as in the Morning.

Mess.^rs Hall and Tolley bring up an engrossed Bill entitled. "An
Act for the Division of Baltimore County and for Erecting a new
one by the Name of Harford." Read and Assented to by the Lower
House of Assembly — which was Read and Assented to by this House
and Ordered to be so Subscribed — the Paper Bill so Endorsed was
sent to the Lower House by Benjamin Ogle Esq
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

Dec. 10

Friday Morning 10.^th of December 1773
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as yesterday.

Mess:^rs Richardson and Ringgold bring up a Bill entitled "An
Act for the Division of Dorchester and Queen Annes Counties and
for erecting a new one by the Name of Caroline," 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.
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning Ten of the Clock