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

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 15

words "or otherwise." — Leave out from and after the word "Act"
in the Twelfth line of the eighth Page to the word "Creditors" in the
seventh line of the last Page inclusively — and immediately before the
continuing Clause add the following Viz.^t "And be it further en-
acted by the Authority aforesaid that if any person or persons hath
or have been already committed or hereafter shall be committed by
any Court for Fees on any Criminal Prosecution it shall and may
be lawful for the Court by whom such Prisoner hath been or shall
be committed upon the application of such Prisoner or of the Sheriff
having the Custody of such Prisoner to order such Prisoner to be
Sold as a Servant to the highest Bidder for a Term not exceeding
Five years and to direct the Money which shall arise on such Sale
to be applied as far as the same shall extend in or towards the Pay-
ment and Discharge of the Fees for which such Prisoner hath been
or shall be Committed Provided always that if the highest Price for
the Prisoner to be Sold as aforesaid shall exceed the Sum or amount
of the Fees aforesaid then and in such Case there shall be an Abate-
ment of the Time of the Service of such Prisoner to be Sold as
aforesaid in Proportion to the part of the purchase Money which
shall remain after Payment and Discharge of the Fees aforesaid
and the Purchaser of such Servant shall be discharged of and from

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such Surplus or remaining part of the said Purchase Money after
Payment of the Fees aforesaid." so Endorsed and sent to the Lower
House by Daniel of Saint Tho.^s Jenifer Esq
Read and Assented to by this House and Ordered to be so Sub-
scribed the following Engrossed Bills Viz.^t
A Bill entitled "An Act to Confirm a Lease made by Thomas
Harrison of Baltimore County for part of a Lot of Land therein
mentioned 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" and

A Bill entitled "An Act for the Division of Dorchester and Queen
Ann's Counties and for erecting a new One by the Name of Caroline."
The paper Bills were severally 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 to
establish a Market in Baltimore Town in Baltimore County and to
regulate the said Market" and will Pass, so Endorsed and sent to
the Lower House by Daniel of S.^t Thomas Jenifer Esq
Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of Matthew Purnell. So endorsed and sent
by Benjamin Ogle Esq.
Read and Rejected the Petition of sundry Creditors of John
Webster the Petition of Thomas Studham the Petition of James