458 Assembly Proceedings, May 15-25, 1705.

Origins
Journal

By the House of Dell May 22^d 1705

Upon Reading the Memoriall of M^r Charles Carroll Relating
to the land Law and Your hon^rs Message therewith this house
have Considered & Resolved that for as Much as this house
at the first opening of this Assembly Continued all References
on their Journall (and whereof this being one) Therefore pray
Your hon^rs Concurrence therewith & that the Same May be
likewise refered
Signed p Order W Taylard Clk house Dell.

Which is agreed to by this Board

The said Gentⁿ bring with them Likewise a Bill for Out-
lawing Richard Clarke which was Read at this Board the first
time Assented to and sent down to the house by Coll Lloyd
& M^r Coursey with M^r Thomas Colliers Pett^r Assented to by
this Board A Bill Confirming William Josephs L^rc of Attorney
and A Bill for Relief of Ann Arundell County.
His Ex^ncy acquaints the Board that he was surprized to hear
that a Gentⁿ of the County here & who bears a post should
tell the Soldiers now appointed to guard the Magazine &
Prison to look well to their Guard for they would be surprized
his Ex^ncy thereon remarq that if the Gentⁿ had no Reason for
saying so it was very foolish and unaccountable & if he had
Reason to believe any thing of it, It was worse that he did not
acquaint him therewith.

Maj^r Taylor & M^r Peter Watte Bring up the four following

Bills
A Bill for punishment of psons Selling or Transporting any
French Indian or Indians out of this Province. A Bill Declar-
ing An Act Intituled An Act for Electing Ann Arund^ll &
Oxford Towns into Ports & Towns formerly made to be in
force
A Bill Declaring An Act Intituled An Act for the Punish-
ment of psons Suborning Witnesses, and Committing Willfull
& Corrupt pjury to be in force.
A Bill declaring an Act Intituled An Act ascertaining the
Bounds of Land to be in force
Which were Read and Assented to by this Board & sent to
the house by M^r Sanders.
Ordered that the Sherriffe of Ann Arundell County do
Sumons M^r John Dorsey to Attend this Board. And that he
take into his Custody the Body of John Dawling so that
he have him before this Board in the Afternoon.
Came M^r Goldsborough & M^r Hays from the house with
the following Message viz.