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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 527
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Att a Councill held at the City of St Maryes the 20th day of
Novr 1686.
Present
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Liber B.
P. R. O.
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Coll. Vincent Lowe
The honble Col. Henry Darna11
Coll. William Stevens
[Mr Clement Hill
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Particular persons
to Appt officers for
Townes. ordered.
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Itt was then considered and ordered that
some one of his Lordship's Councill or some of
the most eminent Inhabitants convenient to
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each respective County in the Province resideing be ordained
and appointed to give orders and directions from time to time
to the Officers for Townes whom they may continue or dis-
place as they shall see occasion and appoint new officers to
such Townes as have not yet had any, And that there be
orders and Instructions drawn for such Gentlemen for their
acting herein, And for the several Countyes in the Province
their Honrs proceeded to nominate the persons foll: viz:
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St Maryes County
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Coll: Wm Digges
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Calvert County
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Coll. Henry Darnall
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Kent and
Caecill Countyes
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Coll. Henry Coursey
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p. 78
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Charles County
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Coll. Edward Pye.
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Talbot and
Dorchester County
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Sumersett County
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Coll. Wm Stevens
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Ann Arrundell County
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Coll. Wm Burges
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Baltemore County
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Coll. George Wells.
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The Orders and Instructions to which Gentlemen were as
followes vizt
Maryland ss/ By the Deputys Lieuts & Councill
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Instructions to
those that appoint
Officers for Townes.
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Whereas for the better putting into Execu-
tion the Acts of Assembly made for the
Advancement of Trade Wee the said Deputys
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Lieuts did think fitt to constitute and appoint certain Officers
for the respective Townes in each County of the Province to
take care to see the said Acts duely observed And whereas
at a Generall Assembly begun and held at the City of St
Maryes the 27th day of October last past a farther additionall
Act to the Act for the Advancement of Trade and to the
Supplementary Act to the same was made Wherein there are
some alterations and additions to the former Whereby itt is
necessary that the Orders and Instructions formerly given the
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