186 Assembly Proceedings, April 26- June 3, 1715.

L. H. J.

Col^o Coursey from the Honble Council delivers Mr Speaker
the following Message Viz.

By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly
May the 25th 1715

On Reflection upon your Message by Major Ward and
three other of your Members on the 19th Instant relating to
the Fines for ordinary Licenses wherein you seem to insist
that the Right of those Fines is in the Country; his Excellency
acquaints you that he is obliged to assert his Majesty's Right
thereto as in all other his Governmts in America, and there-
fore desires to know by what Right you claim them that he
may advise thereupon.
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Council

L^t Col^o Richard Tilghman from the Honble Council delivers
Mr Speaker a Bill for Naturalization of Thomas Harvey of
Calvert County and his Children thus indorsed Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
May the 25th 1715

Read the first and second Time by especial Order and will
pass.
Signed p Order W Bladen C. C.

Eodem Die.
Read again in the House of Delegates & past for ingrossing
Also a Bill for vesting in the Rector Governors & Visitors
of Free Schools and their Successors forever a certain Lot of
Land in the City of Annapolis and an House thereon erected
commonly called the Kentish House and impowering the
said Rector Govrs & Visitors more easily to transact the Busi-
ness of the Free Schools thus indorsed Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
May the 25th 1715.

Read the first and second Time by especial Order and will
pass. Signed p Order W Bladen Clerk Council.

p, 563

The said Bill is read the first and second Time in the House
of Delegates and past for ingrossing.
Mr Foster Turbutt from the Committee of Laws delivers
Mr Speaker an ingrossed Bill for securing Merchants and
others Tobacco, & against false packing &ta