By the Lower house of Assembly
Aug the 1st 1716.
Gent.
Your Endorsment on the bill for the better security of the
peace and Safety of his Lordships Governmt and the protes-
tant Interest within this Province of yesterday whereby you
mention an Exemption of those that manage his Lordships
private Estate within this Province Being Considered wee
think it necessary to avoid future debates that such offices as
are to be Exempted be particularly named in the Bill and
desire your honours will name such as you shall think Reason-
able should be exempted.
Signed p order. Tho: Macnemara Cl: Lo: ho :
Sent up by Col Scott, and Capt Codd who return and say
they delivered it.
The house Adjournes till to morrow morning 8 a Clock.
Thursday morning ad Augt 1716.
The house being called over members were present as
yesterday.
Col Herman being Indisposed is Excused from further
attendance this Session.
A Bill for Releif of Susannah Johnson Confirming 3 small
tracts of land in Annarundell County on her and her heirs
was read the third time and past for Engrossing.
A Bill for transferring the fines to the Lord Propry &c: was
read the 3d time and past for Engrossing.
Ordered that Thomas Macnemara be allowed fifteen thou-
sand pounds of Tobo for his Sallary as Clerk of this house for
this year Ending next fall and that for every year hereafter
the Clerk for the time being be payd fourteen thousand
pounds of Tobo the said Sallary to be paid in A. A. Calvert
and Prince Georges Countys and that therefore the Clerks
shall serve in Assembly must record the Journalls of every
Sessions hereafter, & deliver Mr Speaker a fair Copy of them
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