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Coll. Addison from the Upper House delivered M^r Speaker

the Bill for Naturalization of Christian Geist and Others thus
Endorst Viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly July 27^th 1721.

L H. J.

This Bill will Pass with this Amendment Viz: (They the
said Joseph Lazeear Gustavus Hesselius and Christian Geist
having taken the usuall Oaths to the Government appointed
by Law) being inserted where noted in the Bill.
Signed p Order. John Beale Clk. Up Ho

Which being Accordingly amended past for Engrossing
And Delivered the following Message Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly July the 27^th 1721.

Gentlemen. We take the Liberty to put you in mind of the
Necessity of Repairing & Securing the Publick Records and
Buildings. What was Resolved on as to the former, we Ap-
prehend is not perfected; and as to the Latter there has been
Nothing done. We propose it to you as prudent Provision
against Accidents of fire for the Security of the Publick
Buildings, that a Good Fire Engine with twenty or thirty
Leather Buckets might be sent for at the Publick Charge to
be Lodged in some one of these Buildings for the Publick
Use. And we think it would be a further Security to these
Buildings were there such Provision Made by a Publick
Act for the City of Annapolis, as has been proposed for
Marlburgh and also that Oxford may be included in that
Provision.
Signed p Order. John Beale Clk Up. Ho

On Reading whereof It is Ordered that Robert Ungle
Esq^r Treasurer of the Eastern Shore send for an Engine and
Buckets accordingly of the Value of twenty Pounds Sterling
Coll Tilghman from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill for Limiting the Continuance of Actions thus Endorst
Viz:

By the Upper House of Assembly July 27^th 1721
Gentlemen

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This Bill being Read tis proposed the Word (her) in the
first Sheet be Struck Out and alsoe the Fine on the Attorneys
would be more properly Applied if it were made to the Lord
Proprietary the one Half to his Lordship for the use of

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