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

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 13

Monday Morning 13.^th of December 1773
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present.

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

Mess:^rs Lloyd and Hammond bring up a Bill entitled "An Act
for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors." — 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

Mess.^rs Parran and Maxwell bring up the following Bills Read
the first and second Time in the Lower House and will Pass Viz.^t
A Bill entitled "An Act continuing an Act entitled An Act for the
Gauge of Barrels of Pork Beef Pitch Tar Turpentine and Tare of
Barrels of Flour or Bread."

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A Bill entitled "An Act continuing An Act entitled An Act to
remedy some Evils relating to Servants

A Bill entitled "An Act continuing An Act entitled An Act to
establish a Market in Frederick Town in Frederick County and
for the Regulation of the said Market."

A Bill entitled "An Act continuing an Act entitled An Act for
relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from some Aggrievances
in the Prosecution of Suits at Law and the Supplementary Act
thereto."
A Bill entitled "An Act continuing An Act entitled "An Act for
the speedy Recovery of small Debts out of Court before one Justice
of the Peace" and A Bill entitled "An Act continuing An Act entitled
"An Act for imposing an Additional Duty of Two Pounds per Poll
on all Negroes Imported into this Province." — These Bills were
severally Read the first and second Time by an Especial Order in this
House and will Pass — So endorsed and sent to the Lower House by
John Ridout Esq.^r
Mess:^rs Parran and Maxwell bring up a Bill entitled "An Act
continuing An Act entitled An Act for abolishing June County Courts
and for other Purposes therein mentioned." Read the first and sec-
ond 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 the second Time in this House the Bill entitled "An Act for
imposing an Additional Duty of Five Pounds Current Money Per
poll on all Negroes imported into this Province" and will Pass with
the following Amendments Viz.^t After the word "above" in the