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of Tobacco, for the Purpose of erecting a Chapel of Ease in the said
Parish; and the Bill, entitled, An Act to empower the Justices of
Somerset County, to levy on the taxable Inhabitants of that Part of
Stepney Parish which lies in the said County, a Quantity of Tobacco
for the Purposes therein mentioned; by M.r Waters and M.r Purnell.
M.r Chase brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker the following
Report.
By the Committee appointed to enquire what Laws will expire at
the Close of the Session.
Your Committee find, that an Act to empower the Justices of
Charles County, to levy on the taxable Inhabitants of Port-Tobacco
Parish in said County, a Sum not exceeding Two Pounds of Tobacco
per Poll annually, for the Support of an Organist in said Parish,
made at a Session of Assembly, begun and held at the City of An-
napolis, the 22.d Day of November, 1758; and one other Act to
empower the Justices of Charles County, to levy on the taxable In-
habitants of Port-Tobacco Parish in said County, an additional
Sum not exceeding Two Pounds of Tobacco per Poll annually, for
the further Support of an Organist in said Parish, made at a Session
of Assembly, begun and held at the City of Annapolis, the 4.th Day
of October, 1763; will expire at the Close of this Session, if not
continued.
Signed by Order, G. Duvall, Cl. Com.
Which was read. Ordered, That M.r Smallwood and M.r Haw-
kins do prepare and bring in a Bill to continue the Acts therein men-
tioned.
M.r Beall brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker a Bill, entitled,
An Act for the Relief of certain languishing Prisoners in the several
Jails therein mentioned.
Which was read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table.
The Petition of Saint Paul's Parish in Baltimore County was
read and granted, and Leave given to bring in a Bill pursuant to the
Prayer thereof. Ordered, That M.r Tolly, M.r Ridgely Son of John,
M.r Paca, and M.r Chase, do prepare and bring in the same.
M.r Smallwood, and M.r J. Ennalls have Leave of Absence.
John Beale Bordley, Esq from the Upper House delivers to M.r
Speaker a Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Harford County, for
affixing the Court House and Prison near the Centre of the said
County, thus indorsed; "By the Upper House of Assembly, April 12,
1774: Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House
of Assembly.
Signed by Order, James Brooks, Cl. Up. Ho."
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L. H. J.
Liber 54
Apr. 12
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