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fering them to be tipling in their Houses and that if they do they
shall have no Relief by Complaint to a Justice or any Action
against any such Sailor for these Debts, and Ordered That
Clerk of the County Courts give a Copy of this Law to each
Naval Officer to be affixed publickly in his Office that the
Masters of Ships may be acquainted therewith.
The House adjourns till Monday Morning Nine O'Clock
Monday the 3 Ist Day of October 1709
The House again met according to Adjournment. Being
called over were present as on Saturday
The Petition of Tobias and John Pollard of Dorchester
County and a Bill brought in therewith was read the first Time
and ordered a second Reading.
Petition of some Inhabitants of St Mary's County for a Town
to be erected on Chaptico Run in the said County Read and
granted. Sent to Committee of Law &ta
George Ferguson and Sarah Philips Petition Read and fur-
ther referred for Consideration
Isaac Nicholls, Son and Heir of John Nicholls late of Dor-
chester County preferred his Petition and was here read and
Ordered That a Bill be brought in to impower Mr Hugh Ec-
cleston, Mr Walter Cambell, Mr John Hudson, Mr Henry En-
nails and Mr Govert Lockerman or any of them to value the
Land in the Petition mentioned &ta
Matthew Mason's Petition referred to further Consideration.
George Parker's Petition read and referred to Consideration
of the next Session of Assembly
Richard Acton's Petition read and referred to Mr Thomas
Bordley and Mr Richd Colegate to make Enquiry into the
Complaint of the Petitioner and report it to the House with all
convenient Speed.
Samuel Dorsey's Petition read in the House and rejected
Queen Ann's County Petition for removing their County
Court House rejected.
Daniel Packet's Petition praying Naturalization was read
and granted. Recommended to the Committee of Laws to
prepare a Bill for that Purpose
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