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Read the second Time in this House the Bill entitled "An Act
for the Regulation of Officers Fees." and will not Pass — so endorsed
and sent to the Lower House by Daniel of S.^t Tho.^s Jenifer Esq.

Read the second Time in this House the Bill entitled. "An Act
for abolishing June County Courts." and will Pass with the fol-
lowing Amendment Viz.^t Strike out the word "seven." in the two
last Lines of the continuing Clause and instead thereof insert the
word. "Three." so Endorsed and sent to the Lower House by
Daniel of Saint Thomas Jenifer Esq
Read and rejected the Petition of Martha Roundell of Prince
Georges County.
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 Deye and Ridgely, bring up the two following Ingrossed
Bills Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly Viz.^t
A Bill entitled "An Act for repealing an Act against Ingrossers
and Regrators." and
A Bill, entitled, "An Act for the relief of Benjamin Harris of
Frederick County." These two Bills were severally Read and As-
sented to by this House, and ordered to be so Subscribed — the Paper

U. H. J.
Liber 37
Apr. 7

Bills so Endorsed were sent to the Lower House by George Steuart
Esq
Mess:^rs Charles Ridgely and Deye, bring up a Bill entitled. "An
Act for the Relief of sundry Inhabitants of Potapsco Lower Hun-
dred in Baltimore County." Read the first and second Time in the
Lower House and will Pass.
Mess:^rs Tolley and Charles Ridgely son of John bring up an
Ingrossed Bill entitled "An Act for the abolishing of June County
Courts" — Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly,
which was Read and assented to by this House, and ordered to be
so Subscribed, the Paper Bill so Endorsed was sent to the Lower
House by George Steuart Esq.
Mess.^rs Tolley and Charles Ridgely son of John, bring up a Bill
entitled "An Act to repeal part of an Act to encourage the destroy-
ing of Wolves Crows and Squirrels." Read the first and second
time in the Lower House and will Pass.
Mess:^rs Johnson, Chase, Wright, Tyler, 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 more effectually Preventing the
buying and Selling of Offices." and,

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