224 Assembly Proceedings, April 22-May 10, 1718.

L. H. J.

for directing the manner of electing and Summoning Dele-
gates &c: which has Duly past both Houses a Message be
prepared desiring his Excy to send for this House up to the
Councill Chamber to see that Bill past into a Law that the
same may be published.
Col Addison Col Tilghman and M^r Lowe from the upper
House acquaint M^r Speaker that his Excy Comands him and
the whole House to attend him at the Councill Chamber.
Whereupon M^r Speaker with the whole House went to
Attend his Excy, who soon after return and M^r Speaker
resumes the Chair & reports that his Excy was pleased to
deliver himself in the Words following viz:

Gent, of the upper and low^r houses of Assembly
You have in the preamble of this wholesome Bill so fully
exprest your Inducement & necessity for preparing it that I
shall readily pass it into a Law.
And tho I am under no Obligation of giving my reasons on
the Occasion yet that all persons concerned may know my
Sentiments I now declare that I take it to be highly unreason-
able, that the Papists & their Adherents who whenever it is
in their Power show such a notable disaffection to our Laws
Should be permitted to Vote for the election of the Members
of the lower House who Compose so essentiall a part of the
Legislature of this Province.
Jo: Hart.

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And that after that his Excy was pleased to enact the Sup-
plementary Bill to the Act directing the manner of electing
and Summoning Delegates into a Law by sealing it with the
greater Scale of the right Honble the Lord Pro^pry of this Prov-
ince and by Endorsing it in the manner following, viz:

Aprill the 29^th 1718.

On the behalf of the right Honble the Lord Prop^ry of this
Province, I will this be a Law.
Jo: Hart

The House Adjourns till to morrow morning Eight of the
Clock

Wednesday Aprill 30^th 1718
The house meet according to Adj^t
Yesterdays Proceedings are read.

Forasmuch as tis represented that there is to be an Election
in the City of Annapolis this day for the electing a Represen-