Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1730. 529

    Thos Colson   And: Lord      Wm Rawley June Lib. M.

    James Baker   Capt. Jno Hodson 2dus Wm Thornewell

    Charles Smith Maj. Liv: Hicks               James Jones

    Wm Holloway   Capt. Thos Hicks              Matthew Clark

    Thomas Dyas   Jno Quartermus James Rawley

    Henry Dyas    Pat: Quartermus               Leond Jones Senr

    John Edwards  Morris Rawley

    Robt Dyas     Wm Rawley

    Thomas Tacket Solomon Davis

      Ordered that the Clerk of this Board give Notice to the p. 31

    Gentlemen of the Vestry of the sd Petition, and that they

    may attend to he heard to the Contents thereof at the Time

    of the meeting of the next Assembly, which Order issued

    accordingly

                By the Govr and Council

                      8th May 1730

    Gent

      You have herewith a Copy of the Petition preferred to this

    Board by some of the Inhabitants within your Parish, and

    You are required to attend to be heard to the Contents

    thereof at the Meeting of the next Asembly

                               Signed p Order

      To the Gent, of the Vestry of    John Ross Cl. Con.

    Great Choptank Parish in

    Dorchester County

      Mr Denton Clk of the Provincial Court lays before this

    Board sev' Sheriffs bonds in Order for their Approbation,

    which being approved of, are Ordered severally to be so

    Endorsed

      Ordered that the Clerk of this Board send the following

    Order directed to the Justices of the several County Courts

    within this Province, which Order was sent accordingly

      Whereas it has been found that some of the Justices of the

    several County Courts within this Province have not been so

    regular in returning the Bonds taken from the Sheriffes of

    their Countys for the due Execution of their Offices in due

    Time. It is therefore recommended that Care be taken in

    the Transmission of the Bonds according as the Act of As

    sembly directs

      The Petition of Jacob Lockerman preferred to this Board is

    as follows