The Lower House. \ 37

Ordered M^r Richard Colegate, M^r Edward Stevenson, M^r
Thomas Hammond and M^r William Talbot the Members re-
turned for Baltimore County be expelled this House and dis-
charged from any further Attendance therein as Members
thereof.
Ordered the Serjeant at Arms attending this House take
into his Custody the Body of James Presbury Sheriff of Balti-
more County and bring him before this House on Monday
next to answ^r his Contempt of the Laws and the Privileges of
this House in his undue Election of the said four Delegates
of that County
Ordered M^r Speaker issue his Warrant to the Honble Sec-
retary to issue a new Writ for Election of four Members for
Baltimore County in the Room of M^r Colegate, M^r Steven-
son, M^r Hammond and M^r Talbot, who were unduly elected.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41

The Honble Col^o Holland, John Hall, Thomas Addison and
Richard Tilghman Esquires enter the House and deliver M^r
Speaker the following Message.

By the Council in Assembly
November I^st 1712

This Board observing several Temporary Laws of this Prov-
ince will expire at the End of this present Session Viz.
The Act for Encouragement of Tillage and Relief of poor
Debtors
The Act imposing three Pence p Gallon on Rum, Wine
Brandy and Spirits & twenty Shillings p Poll on Negroes and
Irish Servants.

The Act relating to the Height of ffences and restraining
Horse Rangers.
The Act imposing three Pence p Hhd on Tobacco for de-
fraying the Country Charge. And
The Act for regulating Attorneys ffees &^ta We cannot
omit the Revival of them to your Consideration.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

The House proceeds to read the several Bills brought in
Yesterday by the Committee of Laws viz.
A Supplementary Act for appointing Constables and as-
certaining what Persons are Taxables Read the first Time
and ordered a second Reading
Bill reviving an Act for Encouragement of Tillage and
Relief of poor Debtors Read and committed for Amend-
ments

p. 342