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DORCHESTER COUNTY—

of a new Election District, out of Nos. 1 and 2, of
said county, referred, 185.

A bill from the Senate, entitled an act to continue
in force the act passed January session, 1852, chap-
ter 316 , also the act passed January session. 1854,
chapter 56, relating to the appointment of a com-
missioner to take testimony to perpetuate the records
of, 604; bill passed and returned to the Senate, 737.

A bill from the Senate, entitled an act to change
the place of holding elections in the Sixth Election
District of, passed and returned to the Senate, 819.

Petition from John S. B. Woolford and others of,
praying that a law be passed to enlarge District, No.
9, in said county, referred, 212.

Petition of sundry citizens of, asking for the en-
actment of a law providing of free negroes and mu-
lattoes for the payment of debts contracted by them,
referred, 238.

Petition of Francis P. Phelps and ninety-five other
citizens of, praying for additional legislation on the
free negroes of said county, referred, 359.

Petition of sundry citizens of, for an act authori-
sing the hiring out of free negroes in said county,
referred, 359.

A bill reported, entitled an act to lay out and es-
tablish a new Election District in, to be called Elec-
tion District, No. 12, or Williamsburg District, 384,
bill passed and sent to the Senate, 482, passed by
the Senate, 707.

DRUNKENNESS—Leave to bring in a bill, entitled an act to
restrain, 312.