The Lower House. 419

prayed. And thereupon the Several Petitions were sent up to
the Committee of Laws to prepare a Bill
Upon a Motion made to this House about the removing of
Talbot County Court House Put to the Question whether
the said Court House be still continued at the Town of Oxford
or be removed to Armstrong's Old Fields in the said County ?
Carryed by the Majority of Votes that the Court House still
continue at the Town of Oxford
Moved by a Member that forasmuch as some Persons were
not satisfied with the Votes as aforesaid therefore Resolved
That the following Question be put to the House whether the
aforegoing Vote be reassumed or not? Which was carryed
in the Negative And Resolved the Court House be settled
and continued at Oxford Town pursuant to an Act of Assem-
bly made for that Purpose
Upon M^r Marriartee's Motion to the House he had Liberty
to go Home He took his Leave of the House and so withdrew
Ordered That the Committee of Laws prepare a Bil to con-
tinue all Process and Proceedings in S^t Mary's and Baltimore
County Courts from the first Tuesday in November next to the
last Tuesday in the same Month most of the Justices of the
said Courts being Members attending this House. Sent to
the Committee
Ordered That what Petitions lye before this House be read
and considered of on Monday Morning: next

L. H. J.
Lib. 41.

The Committee of Aggrievances enters the House and
reports as follows

By the Committee of Aggrievances October 29^th 1709

It is humbly offered to this Committee as an Aggrievance
that the several Ordinary Keepers within this Province have
given large Credit to Sailors belonging to several Ships trading
into the said Province to the great Hindrance of their said
Masters Business for that when their said Sailors should be
about their Service they are kept and detained by the Ordinary
Keepers tipling in their Houses and likewise when the said
Masters are ready to proceed on their Voyage they are forced
to stay some Time to discharge their said Sailors Debts so
contracted as aforesaid. All which is humbly offered to the
Honble House of Delegates to consider thereof
Signed p Order John Beale Cl. Com.

Which being read in the House Resolved it is an Aggriev-
ance and recommended to the Committee of Laws to prepare a
Bill to prohibit Ordinary Keepers from trusting Sailors or suf-

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