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

U. H. J.

Liber No. 36
Dec. 14

Read the Second Time in this House the Bill entitled "An Act to
regulate the Criminal Business of Baltimore County" and will Pass,
so endorsed and sent to the Lower House by Benjamin Ogle Esq
Mess:^rs A Hall and Ridgely bring up a Bill entitled "An Act to
establish a Market in Baltimore Town in Baltimore County and to
regulate the said Market." 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 Richardson and White bring up the following Engrossed
Bills read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly Viz^t
A Bill entitled "An Act to Confirm a Lease made by Thomas Har-
rison of Baltimore County for part of a Lot of Land therein men-
tioned to the Commissioners of Baltimore Town and their Suc-
cessors."
A Bill entitled "An Act for the Relief of the Poor of Ann Arundel
County
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"
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

Wednesday Morning 15.^th December 1773.
The House met again according to Adjournment

Dec. 15

Present as yesterday.

Read the second Time in this House the Bill entitled "An Act for
the Relief of Insolvent Debtors" and will Pass with the following
Amendment Viz^t Add to the Title of the Bill the words "and other
Prisoners." after the word "Committed" in the fourth line of the
first Page insert the following words Viz.^t "or charged" in the fifth
line of the same Page leave out the words "or for want of Special
Bail," after the word "Committment" in the seventh line of the same
page add the Words Viz^t "or charge" leave out in the second page
the following Words beginning in the Ninth line "and it doth not
appear to them or any two of them from the Cause or Causes of
his or her Imprisonment or by the Allegation upon the Oath of
the Creditors or some of the Creditors of the said Prisoners that the
whole of the Debts due and owing from him or her amount together
to two hundred pounds Sterling Money or the value thereof" after
the word "Estate." in the fourteenth line of the same Page add the
following words Viz^t "Debts and Credits." in the seventh line of the

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third Page leave out the word "the" next before the word "whole."
and insert the word "my," and in the Eighth line of the same Page
leave out the words "of my own in Possession." and after the words