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Oct. 18
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Friday October 18.th 1771
The House met.
All Members present as on Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read
On Motion, Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Supple-
mentary Bill to the Act entitled An Act to enable the Justices of
Dorchester County Court to assess and levy on the taxable In-
habitants of the said County a Quantity of Tobacco for the Purpose
of Building a Court House, and that M.r Ennalls, M.r Joseph Rich-
ardson, M.r Chase and M.r Johnson do prepare and bring in the same.
Benedict Calvert Esq.r from the Upper House delivers to M.r
Speaker a Petition of sundry Subscribers living in and convenient
to the Town of Bladensburgh in Prince George's County setting
forth That the Navigation of the Eastern Branch of Potowmack
River being obstructed by several Bars which are daily encreasing
many People have subscribed Sums of Money to a considerable
Amount to be paid to certain Persons in the Petition named to be
by them applied towards clearing the said Navigation and praying
that an Act may pass impowering the said Persons, as Trustees, to
receive further Subscriptions, to obtain Payment of all Sums of
Money which have been or shall be subscribed for the said Purpose
according to the Terms of such Subscription and to contract with
fit Persons for effecting the Purpose aforesaid by making the Chan-
nel deeper, straighter, or wider, as shall be thought most easy and
most effectual for preventing Obstructions from gathering hereafter.
That in the said Act it may be declared lawful to destroy, and that a
fit Penalty may be annexed to the making any Hedges or Wares on
the Waters aforesaid in Time to come, and that a severe Penalty
may, by the said Act attend the cleaning of Fish and leaving any
Part of them within the said Town, or within half a Mile thereof.
And a Petition of Frank Leeke and George Digges of Prince
George's County, praying An Act may pass to impower them to sell
a Lot of Ground in Upper Marlborough which Charles Digges late
of that County deceased purchased from a certain John Wcldon,
for the Payment of the Debts of the said Charles Digges
The Bill for amending the Staple of Tobacco &.ta was read with
the Amendments for which it had been committed, passed, and sent
to the Upper House by M.r Hall and Eleven more.
M.r Chamberlaine, M.r Ennalls, and M.r W. Richardson have
Leave of Absence
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