432 Assembly Proceedings, February 1674/5.

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

Lower house 20th February

Upon reading the Vote of the Upper house touching Ordi-
nary Keepers this house concurr with the Upper house in the
said Vote Nemine Contradicente and do Ioin with the Upper
house in Petitioning the Lieutenant General for the Same Pro-
vided that there may be no Ordinaries in any other Place of
this Province but where the Courts are kept.

Lower house 22^d february.

Put to the Vote by a Member of this house whether this
house should not present his Excellency with Some Consider-
able Present towards the Defraying his Charge by keeping his
house at S^t Iohns and entertaining the Members of the Upper
house there; Voted Necessary, and that his Excellency be
allowed in the next publick Levy Thirtie thousand pounds of
Tobacco as a Present to his Excellency from this house.
Thrice read the Act for Regulation of Attorneys fees & As-
sented to by the Upper house.
Thrice read an Act Empowering the Governor and Council
for making a Warr or Peace with the Indians and Passed.

Upper house 22^d

This house Concurrs with the Lower house in the Vote
touching the Present to the Governor

Lower house 22^d

p. 386

A Motion of a Member of this house that Whereas the
Upper house have not passed the Bill for relief of tender Con-
sciences in Case of Administration ; Whether that a Law should
not be Drawn up that any Such tender Conscienced person
having right to Administration and is not free to Swear, then
that the ludge in Testamentary Business shall grant Adminis-
tration upon Good Security given by such person as the said
Person that hath right to Administration shall Nominate ; Voted
Necessary and that a Message be sent to the Upper house to
know if they will Concurr w^t this house in this Vote

Upper house 22^d

This house Concurrs with the Lower house in the Vote here
above (Nemine Contradicente)
The two Writts of Error brought by Thomas Chandler and
W^m Russell both of Ann Arundel County Inholders against
two Severall Judgments Obtained against them by John Wells
of
upon two Several Informations Ordered to be both Quashed
because no Errors Assigned