26 Assembly Proceedings, May 29-June 8, 1717.

U. H. J.

Manuel or any other of the Publick Scales of this Province
And leave it to your Consideration in what manner to bring
in a Bill
Signed p order Jn^o Beard Cl. up Ho

Sent by Col. Smyth who returns & says he delivered it
M^r Codd & M^r Young from the lower house with the fol^o
Message.

By the Lower House of Assembly June 4^th 1717
May It please your Hon^rs
We have duly Inspected & pused the Act for the better
Security of the peace &c of his Ldships Government men-
tioned in yours p Col Addison and find by the Preamble that
the intent & meaning thereof is Exprest to be for the Exclude-
ing all persons from Executing any the Judiciall or Minister-
iall Officers of the Government who shall not qualify them-
selves According to that Act And that the Prohibition in the
body of the Act is that in case any pson or psons whatsoever
shall presume to Execute or enjoy any such Deputation Office
or trust Contrary to the true intent or meaning of that Act
that then they are lyable to the penalties therein mentioned
upon which we are humbly of Opinion that any trust in Pri-
vate Affairs can never be presumed to be within the intent and
meaning of that Act but are Sufficiently exempted by the
Express words thereof, And therefore we Concur with the
Opinion of your house

Sign'd p Ord^r Mic. Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

Mess" Charles Wright & Tobias Pollard brought up an
Engrost bill for the Adjournm^t of Talbot & Baltemore County
Courts Assented to by the Lower house

p. 42

Which being Read is Assented to by this house
The house Adjourns till to morrow morn.

Wednesday June 5^th 1717
The House meet according to Adjournment
Present

Col Holland
Col Coursey
Col Ennalls
Col Addison

Phil Lloyd Esq^r
Col Tilghman
Col Young

Col Smyth
&
Hen: Lowe Esq^r