84 Assembly Proceedings, March 26-April 15, 1707.

L. H. J.

new Court House that Commissioners be appointed to make
a good Sale of the Court House at Saint Mary's Town and the
present Interest of the Country to one hundred Acres of Land
there and the Rent and Reversion of the Country House sav-
ing the Rights of particular Persons who have built and taken
up Lots and paid for the same there being 30000 Ib Tobacco
offered therefor which is conceived will be sufficient to build a
convenient Court House for the said County
Signed p Order W. Bladen Cl Co.

Which being here read and debated it is resolved the Court
House continue where it is in Saint Mary's Town.
The Petition of the Members of Dorchester County on Be-
half of themselves and other Inhabitants there praying a Town
on a Point of Land called Philips Point in Hunger River.
Read and granted. The House adjourns till to Morrow Morn-
ing 7 o'Clock

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Thursday April 3^d 1707.

The House met again according to Adjournment and being
called over were present as Yesterday.
Read what was done Yesterday
Samuel Norwood's Petition read and referred till the After-
noon
James Sanders Esq: enters the House and delivers M^r
Speaker the following Message

By the Governor and Council in Assembly April 3^d 1707

It's recommended to the House that before they come to a
final Resolution about removing Saint Mary's County Court
House they will hear the Honble Kenelm Chesyldine and M^r
Cornelius, Inhabitants of that County. Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl. Co.
Read and answered as followeth.

By the House of Delegates April 3^d 1707.

In Answer to the Proposal of hearing M^r Chesyldine and
M^r White as to the Removal of the said Court House of Saint
Mary's County, this House Yesterday came to a Resolve that
the County Court shall still remain and be kept where it now
is at Saint Mary's, And therefore there is no need of hearing
M^r Chesyldine and M^r White to that Matter.
Signed p Order W. Taylard Cl. Ho. Del.