Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683. 451

Upper house 14 November 1682
As to the Bill for Electing and Summoning Burgesses &c.
this house will also Consider that when the Bill for Advance-
ment of Trade is reassumed—
Signed per Order John Lewellin Cl of Assembly

They also bring this Message

Lower house of Assembly 4th October 1683
Then was taken into Debate the Report of the Committee
of Priviledges & Elections Concerning M^r Miles Gibson and
Voted that the said Miles Gibson by Reason of the Office of
Sheriff Conferred upon him is made incapable of sitting in this
house as a Member thereof—
Signed p. Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house

M^r Secretary Sewall Sent down to the Lower house for his
Lordships Ordinance for Electing and Summoning Burgesses,
he returns with the same.
M^r Secretary Sewall Sent to the Lower house with this Mes-
sage in Answer of the last from that house Concerning M^r
Gibson Viz^t

Upper house 4th October 1683
This house finding that M^r Miles Gibson one of the Dele-
gates for Baltimore County is by the Lower house Voted

U. H. Journal
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incapable of Sitting as a Member of that House by reason of
his being Sheriff of the said County (Though formerly Captain
Richard Ladd and Captain Jonathan Sybrey were admitted to
sit as Delegates when at the same time they were Sheriffs) this
house rather than the present affairs should receive any
Obstruction have thought fitt to move his Lordship that Orders
may be Given to the Secretarys for the issuing out a Writt for
the Electing another Delegate in Baltimore County which is
accordingly Ordered to be done the which had bin sooner
performed by the Secretaries if Notice had bin given them
according to the Tenour of the Ordinance for Convention of
Assemblies of any such want

M^r Secretary Sewall returns he having Delivered the said
Message
The house Adjourned till to Morrow Morning 8 a Clock

Friday 5^th October 1683

The house mett again present as before & Coll William
Digges

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