The Lower House. 123

The Petition of Charles Scott and Robert Neale being read
this Day in the House is referred to the Committee of Laws
for Examination of the Truth of the Allegations in the said
Pet^o and are to report thereon.
A Bill for repealing an Act of Assembly Entituled an Act
for uniting New Port Hundred now Part of King and Queen's
Parish to William and Mary's Parish in Charles County and
for reuniting the same to King and Queen's Parish in St.
Mary's County, Read the first and second Time by especial
Order and ordered to be thus indorsed Viz.

By the House of Delegates
May the 6th 1715.

Read the first and second Time by especial Order and will
pass.
Signed p Order. Tho. Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

L. H. J.

Sent up by Capt. Greenfield and Mr Baker.
They return and say they delivered the said Bill.
Major James Philips from the Committee of Accounts
delivers Mr Speaker the following Report on Renatus Smith's
Petition Viz.
By the Committee of Accounts
May the 6th 1715

The within Petition being read and all other Papers thereto
relating examined by this Committee together with the Peti-
tioner's Case referred from the House and for that the Pet^r
has divers other Claims to make which at psent he cannot
accomplish wherefore he prays that all and every the Matters
aforesaid and the Consideration thereof may be referred to
the next Session of Assembly for hearing, which is humbly
referred to the House
Signed p Order Thos Jones Clk Com.

Thereupon it is Resolved the same be referred to the Con-
sideration of next Sessions of Assembly.
Col^o William Coursey, Col^o Young, Colo Addison and Colo
Tilghman from the Honble Council deliver Mr Speaker the
following Message Viz.

By his Excy the Governor and Council in Assembly
May 6th 1715
Gent.

In Answer to your Message by Mr Tyler and three others
of your House we acquaint you that the Conference therein

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