The Upper House, 529

have Attended such precipitate proceedings as well as the
probability of Laying this house under a deserved Censure.
Signed p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl Lo House

His Excellency observes to this House on hearing the above
Message that his requiring an Explanation of the Expressions
made use of by the memb^rs of the Conf errees from the Low^r
[House] was to prevent an evasion of his Lordships Preroga-
tive under his Adm^rcon whose undoubted right it is to Call and
Adjourn Assemblys as he sees fitt, to which his Excellency
Looks on that Message as a very Insuff Answer.

The House Adjourns untill One a Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House meett according to Adjournment
Present

U. H. J.

Col Holland
Col Young
Col Addison
Esq^r Lloyd

Esq^r Lowe
Col. Ward
and
Esq^r Bordley

Amos Garrett and Benjamin Tasker Esq^r from the Lower
House deliver Col Holland
A Bill for giving ffurther time to the Severall Tradesmen
who Originally took up the new Lotts within the Addition of
the City of Annapolis to Improve the same, which is thus
Endorsed.

By the Low^r House of Assembly Aprill 19^th 1720

Read the first and Second times by Especiall Ord^r and will
pass. Signed p Ord^r M. Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

And being read in this house is thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly Aprill the 19^th 1720.
The within Bill being twice read will pass with these Amend-
ments. And having paid to the Proprietors for each Lott by
them Enterd the Sume Assessed by the Comm^rs appointed tc
Assess and Award the same in the aforemenconed Act as also
Adding the Generall Clause of Saving to the said Lord Pro-
prietor his heirs and Successors and all bodies Politick and

Corporate & all Others not Menlkmcd in this Act their Sev-

erall and respective rights and also mending the mistakes made
by the Clerk in drawing the within bill and Leaving out the

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