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A Bill entitled "An Act for the Speedy Publication of the Laws
of this Province and for the Encouragement of Anne Catharine
Green of the City of Annapolis Printer" and

A Bill entitled "An Act for an Addition to Baltimore Town in
Baltimore County." These two Bills were 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 Philip Thomas Lee Esq
Mess.^rs Earle and Maxwell bring up a Bill entitled "An Act con-
firming the Title of William Venables to the Lands therein men-
tioned." Read the first and second Time in the Lower House and
will Pass, which was Read the first and second Time by an Especial
Order in this House and will not Pass.
Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of Samuel Dorsey — so Endorsed and sent by
Philip Thomas Lee Esq.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 17

Read the second Time in this House the Bill entitled "An Act to
render the Recovery of the Penalty for Selling Liquor without
Licence more certain" and will Pass. — so endorsed and sent to the
Lower House by Daniel Dulany Esquire.
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 Sim and Richardson bring up the two following Bills,
Read the first and second Time in the Lower House and will Pass
Viz.^t

A Bill entitled "An Act for the Repair of the Paper Currency
Office." &

A Bill entitled "An Act for raising and applying Money towards
erecting and maintaining a Light House on Cape Henry." These
two Bills were Read the first Time in this House and ordered to lie
on the Table

George Steuart and Daniel of Saint Thomas Jenifer Esquires
are sent to acquaint the Members of the Lower House that his Ex-
cellency requires their Attendance in the Upper House immediately
to see the Bills passed this Session receive the Assent.

The Lower House attend and by their Speaker present to his
Excellency the following Bills Viz^t

A Bill entitled "An Act to explain an Act relating to Leases made
by the Rector Vestrymen and Church Wardens of Saint Annes
Parish."

A Bill entitled "An Act to enable Martha Roundell and others to
make Partition of the Land therein mentioned."

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