Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 445

A Bill for Recording the Laws & Iournalls in the Sec^rys
office read the third Time and assented to.
Ord^rd that M^r Thos: Ennalls M^r Sam^ll Collins M^rElisha Hall
& M^r Ioⁿ Carvill Carry the sd Bills to his Ex^cy & Councill who
returne and say they have dd the same
The Honble Tho: Tench Esq^r & James ffrisby Esq^r Enter
the house and bring Back the Bills sent this morning by M^r
Ennalls & others which haveing Past
Put to the Vote if men Serv^ts after the Expiration of their
time of servitude shall be allowed three Barrells of Indian
Corne or a Gun of Twenty shillings price
Carryed by the Majority of Voices th^t every such man Serv'
be paid at the Expiration of his Time of Servitude for and in
Leiw of the said three Barrells of Corne one Good Gun
The Comittee of Elections & Priviledges Enter the house
and Report as follows

By the Comittee of Elections &c Iuly 21^st 1699.

The Comittee haveing reed the returne of the Sherif of S^t
Maryes County the Writt for Election of one Delegate to serve
for the said County & Likewise have heard Complaints of the
Delegates & some of the Inhabitants of the said County that
there was an Election of John Nutwell & that the sd Election

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was made at a remote place from the County Court house a
place of noe resort but a neck of Land all together out of the
way & that many of the Electors in the Indenture named are
not Quallified by Law to make such Ellection & Likewise it is
persumed that there was not a Court there held for Keeping
the Kings Peace for that at the same Time there was fighting
and Riotous accons Committed that the people of the County
could not have there votes free as of their Complaints wee
have received the members of the said County & some other
Inhabitants of the same being not able at P^rsent to Informe the
Truth hereof doe pray that such proofes may be suspended till
the next assembly. And we the said Comittee being Tender
of our Priviledge doe on behalf of the sd Dellegates and In-
habitants of the s^d Covnty pray that the whole Matter herein
Contained may be further Enquired into by the next Gen^ll
assembly and that the truth may be fully inquired into Publick
notice may be Given the Inhabitants of the said County that
they may then be heard all w^ch wee referr to the Consideration
of the house of Dellegates
Signed p Ord^r
Iacob Loockerman

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