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By the Lower House of Assembly 25 July 1740
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Read the first time in this House and Ordered to lye on the Table

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

U.H.J.

Saturday Morning 26 July 1740
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday except Coi Hammond

Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for the Relief of
Samuel Deavor Michael Taylor William Burroughs James Carter
Sarah Butcher and William Biggs languishing Prisoners for Debt
in the several Goals of this Province, and will pass with the following
Amendments, instead of the last Clause in the Bill put the following
One, And Be it further Enacted by the Authority af^d that before
Michael Taylor One of the Prisoners intended to be relieved by this
Act shall be relieved and discharged from his Imprisonment by Virtue
of this Act he the said Michael Taylor shall enter into a Recognizance
to the Lord Proprietary in the sum of Two hundred Pounds Cur-
rency and also find two good sufficient Inhabitants of this Province
who shall on behalf of the said Michael Taylor enter before One
Provincial Justice of this Province or Two Justices of Prince Georges

July 26

County Court into a Recognizance or Recognizances to the Lord
Proprietary in the sum of One Hundred Pounds Current Money
Each with a Condition or Defeazance that he the said Michael Taylor
shall keep the Peace and be of good Behaviour towards all his
Majestys Subjects and particularly towards William Mauduit of
Prince Georges County for and during the Term of five years
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.
sent by Samuel Chamberlain Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for Limitation
of Officers fees, and will not pass and sent by Coi Harris.
A Message from the Lower House with the Journal of Accounts
by M^r King and four Others
By the Lower House of Assembly 26 July 1740
May it please Your Honours
This House cannot consistent with their Duty and the Laws of
this Province, allow the Article of 120£ of Tobacco to the Chan-
cellor
As to the Quantity of 54898 of Tobacco insisted upon by Your
Honours to be allowed to His Lordships Secretary and Attorney
General, We cannot allow thereof, the Prosecution which gave Rise
to those Fees being carried on to support His Lordships private

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