Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684. 59

house as by the Journall Thereof: And of the vppr house as followeth:

Original Journal.

Coll Henry Coursey Coll William Stevens Coll Henry Darnall

Esqs:

Mr Secry Darnall Mr Secry Sewall Coll William Burges

Esqrs

Disputes about A Chaireman

After severall Arguments, and disputes Concenng the Joyning the Grand Comtee of the Lower house, and the members of the vpper house in One Grand

Committee and Electing A Chaireman thereof. The question
was wav[ed by the Upper] house. And Coll Coursey desired
the members of the Lower house to sitt and proceed to the
business for w^ch they mett, He further proposed it to the
Choyce of the Lower house, whether they would proceed to the
Examineing the perpetual Lawes or the Temporall Lawes first:
Agreed th^t the perpetuall Lawes be first Examined;

perpetuall Laws Ex- amined

Then Coll Coursey Ordered his Lopps speech att the Opening of this meeting of Assembly To be read: wch was done.

1: Then was Read an Act for Church libertyes, Made Anno 1640: And Agreed too: Then was read the Acts following: 2: An Act for Vncertayne Goods made Ao 1640: The Transcript whereof being Corrected, it was agreed Too. 3: An Act provideing agt Certayne Accidents in the Gover- ment made Anno 1640: Agreed too. 4: An Act Toutching Judicature made Ao 1647: This Act mentioned in the margent of the old book to be repealed : and left out of secretary Calverts booke. 5: An Act Toutching Pagans, made Ao 1647: This Act mentioned in the margent of the Old booke to be repealed: An Act Concerning Religion Made Ao 1649 & 50: being Corrected to the Old booke This Act is agreed too. 6: An Act of Recognition of the Lawfull and vndoubted [claim] of the Right Honoble Caecilius Lord Baron of Balte- more and proprietary of the province of Maryland, vnto the said pro[vince] and vnto all Islands Ports and Creekes, there- to belonging: Made A 1649 & 50: This Act Agreed to, the Transcripts being Corrected: to the Old booke. 7: An Act Concerning purchaceing land from the Indians: Made Ao 49 & 50 This Act Corrected and agreed too. 8: An Act of Oblivion Made Anno 1649 & 50: This Act Corrected & Agreed too. 9: An Act for punnisment of Certayne Offences agt the peace and safety of this province: Made Ao 1649 & 50: Memo This Act to be mended.

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