90 Assembly Proceedings, May 28- June 8, 1717.

L..H.J.

Which was Sent p Maj^r Harris to the Comittee of Laws to
be engrost.
Ordered that M^r Bordley Coll Hynson & Cap^t ffrisby Pre-
pare a Letter to the Agent.

The house Adjourns till one a Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem.

The House meet according to adjournment who being
Called over appear as in the Forenoon.
A Bill for the Publicacon of Marriages read and ordered to
be thus endorst Viz:

By the Lower House of Assembly June 7^th 1717

Read the second Time and will Pass.
Signed p Ord^r Mic: Jenifer Cl: Lo: ho:

And sent to the upper House by M^r Scott, M^r Turbutt & M^r
Hanson.
They return & say they delivered it.
On reading the Supplementary Bill to the Act for Limitacon
of Officers fees and Yesterday's Message thereon. Ordered
the Comittee of Laws amend the Bill according to the Pro-
posall in that Mesasge and inspect the Laws to see if the Lists
therewith sent be agreeable to those Laws w^ch Bill was endorst
Accordingly and Sent to the Comittee of Laws p Maj^r Harris
to be amended.
The Peticon of Thomas Hynson Wright on behalf of John
Coursey's Heir at Law Praying Leave to bring in a Bill to
Confirm Henry Coursey Sen^rs Will was read and the Parties
being heard by their Councill in relacon thereto.
The Question was put whether a Bill shall be brought in as
Prayed.
Resolved in the negative by the Majority of Votes Where-
upon the Petition is rejected.
A Bill for the relief of George Walls a languishing Prisoner
of Charles County was read and ordered to be thus endorst
Viz:

By the Lower House of Ass^y June the 7th 1717.

Read the first and Second Times by especiall Order & will
pass
Signed p Order Mic: Jenifer Cl: Lo: ho:

Which was Sent to the upper House by M^r Hanson and
M^r Taylor. They return and say they Delivered it.