Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678. 17

24^th of October 1678 The Comittee desire the Judg^t &
opinion of the howse
1 whether it ben gainst the priviledges of the howse
that any of his Lo^pps high this Province, during the
time of being sheriffe should sit as a Mem Lower
howse of Assembly.
2 Whether it said priviledges that those Delegates
that were elected by the the Province to sit in the last
Assembly were not all called down Assembly.
3 whether it be not priviledges that a Member is not
elected to sit in this howse th all Assembly in the
stead of M^r John Hudson formrly Chosen for Dor
unty who is dead.
4 whether it be not ag^t priviledges that the Attor-
ney Generall for the time being or any one of his Lo^pps Coun-
cell at Law should sit as a Member of the Lower
of Assembly. Signed by ord^r of the Comittee of priviledges
& eleccons.
Tho: Bland Clerke

L. H. Journal
Original.

Came the Secry from
The Comittee of
The howse pceed the Comittee
1 To the I^st this howse
2 To the 2^d in a full howse
3 To the third that a fayre
message be electing another
member
4 To the 4^th res sitting in the howse
is no breach
The in the upp howse about

The howse nine a clock.
October the 25^th 1678
The absent as before.
Then was M^r to the upp howse, to know if their
Members of are Ready to Joine w^th the Members of
this howse he Retornes, & brings answere they are Ready
The Comittee of accounts goe upon their charge.
A pposall of a Member
Jt was Enacted by a Gen^rall Assembly Anno 1661 that all
vessells whatsoever not pply belonging to this Province having
a Deck flush foe & afte comeing in & tradeing in this Province
shall pay for Port dutyes to the Jnhabitants of this Province
for want of clayming their priviledge p^rserved by this act or
the collecto^rs allowing the benefit thereof to them have pd Port
dutyes for their proply belonging to them as strang^rs
Whether it be not necessary howse to take notice

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