Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 10-Nov. 12, 1698. 211

It was reported to the house that M^r Mich^ll Miller one of
the Delegates for Kent County, was on his Journey hither
and taken sick by the way and that M^r George Ashman one
of the Delegates for Baltemore County was gone for Eng-
land and that M^r W^m Hemsley one of the Delegates for Tal-
bott County was up at Philadelphia.
Then was read the following rules viz^t

By the house of Delegates Octob^o the 24^th 1698.

It is this day ordered by the Burgesses and Delegates of
this Province now assembled that these Rules and Orders
following be observed by the Burgesses and Delegates now
assembled and by the clk of this house dureing this Sessions
of Assembly.
I^st That no Burges Deputy or Delegate of this house shall
use any revileing Speeches, or name any one by his proper
name, but by another signification viz^t the Gentleman which
spoke last or the like
2. That no one Speake above once at a Reading to any
bill without License of the Speaker, and if two persons or
more rise up together the Speaker shall appoint who shall

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speake first and no one may Interrupt another or Speake till
the other hath ended.
3. That none shall give his opinion or Speake Sitting to
any bill, but shall stand up and Reverently direct his Speach
to the Speaker.
4. That every bill proposed to the house shall be read
three Sever^ll tymes before it be Engrossed and that between
every reading one day shall be Intermitted unless upon very
urgent occasion M^r Speaker with the consent of the house
shall dispence therewith, and then one being read twice at
one sitting shall be sufficient as being read two Severall
tymes and days when so Entered on the Clk^s Iournall.
5. That no one shall come to the house of Assembly whilst
the house is sitting with a Sword or other weapon, but shall
put the same into the hands of the Door keeper or other
person appointed, upon penalty of a fyne as the Speaker
Deputys and Delegates shall thinke fitt.
6. Any of the members bound to attend this assembly
which shall be absent from this house at the tyme appointed
after the number of Two and Twenty and the Speaker accord-
ing to the Ord^r for Sittling the house shall forfeit all his or
their Allowance or Allowances for every such and so many
dayes as he or they shall be so deficient without sufficient
Excuse for the same to be allowed of by the Speaker.

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