The Lower House. 85

By the Low^r House of Assembly June the 6^th 1717

May it please your Hon^rs
On reading your Message by Coll Coursey and Col^o Smyth
on the Bill for regulating Ordinaries, We Cannot Concurr
with the Opinion of yo^r House and therefore have resolved
that the Conference be granted and that M^r Robert Tyler Coll
John Mackall Cap^t S^t Lieger Codd Coll James Maxwell M^r
Joseph Hill and Cap^t Richard Colegate be appointed to Con-
ferr with the Conferrees to be named by your House And
Desire your Hon^rs will appoint the Time and Place.
Signed p Order Mic: Jenifer Cl: Lo: Ho:

Which was accordingly sent to the upper house by the
Above Gent appointed Conferrees.

They return and say they delivered it.
Coll Coursey Esq^r Lloyd & Coll Tilghman from the upper
house Deliver M^r Speaker the following Message Viz:

By the upp^r house of Assembly June 6^th 1717.

Gent. In answer to your Message by M^r Tyler and five
other members of your House We have appointed Col^o W^m
Coursey Philemon Lloyd Esq^r and Coll Richard Tilghman
three of the members of our House to Conf err with the Gent
menconed in your Message ab^t the act for regulating Ordi-
naries who are ready to join with you at the house of M^r
John Dodd in the City of Annapolis at Six of Clock this
Evening.
Signed p Order John Beard Cl: up Ho.

Esq^r Hall from the upper House delivers M^r Speaker the
Bill for the Punishment of such as shall Counterfiet the Lord
Prop^rys greater or lesser Scale at Arms &c. thus endorst Viz.

By the upper House of Assembly June 6^th 1717.

This Bill being read in this house it will pass with the
Amendments Proposed Viz: That the Person Convicted of
any the Crimes in this Act mentioned shall be whipt with thirty
nine Lashes stand in the Pillory for Two Hours and be ban-
isht the province for Ever Instead of being punished by hav-
ing both his Ears Cutt off. Signed p Ord^r
Jn^o Beard Cl:UpHo:

L. H. J.