The Lower House. 155

May the 16th 1715

Read and assented to by the House of Delegates and
Signed p Order Tho. Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

An ingrossed Bill repealing a Clause in an Act for Estab-
lishment of Religious Worship and appointing the Oaths of
Abjuration to be taken in this Province which being read and
assented to by the House of Delegates was ordered to be
thus indorsed Viz.

May the 16th 1715

Read and assented to by the House of Delegates and
Signed p Order Thos Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

An ingrossed Bill for Limitation of certain Actions for
avoiding Suits at Law being read and assented to by the
House of Delegates is ordered to be thus indorsed

May the 16th 1715

Read and assented to by the House of Delegates, and
Signed p Order Thos Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

The aforegoing three ingrossed Bills are sent up to the
Honble Council by Mr Warfield and Capt. Codd.

They return and say they delivered the said Bills

L^t Col^o Samuel Young and Col^o Tilghman from the Hon-
ourable Council deliver Mr Speaker the Bill for the better
Administration of Justice in the several Courts &ta and for
Amerciaments in the Provincial and County Courts thus
indorsed Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
16th Day May 1715

On reading this Bill its observed to contain Things of
different Nature Viz. the Recovery of small Debts out of
Court before a single Justice and therefore it is recommended
such Recoveries be provided for by a separate Law for that
Purpose wherein the single Justices Jurisdiction may be en-
larged to four hundred Pounds of Tobacco or thirty three
shillings and four Pence and that Fines on Attorneys and
others in this Bill be to his Majesty his Heirs and Successors
for Support of Government and the Title of the Act altered.
Signed p Order W. Bladen Cl. Council.

L. H. J.