232 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

L. H. J.

Monday Morning July 31^st 1721
The House meets According to Adjournment,
Saturdays Proceedings are Read
An Engrosst Supplementary Bill to the Act for stay of Exe-
cution after the Tenth day of May yearly was Read and
Assented to, and so Endorst was sent to the Upper House
by M^r Tyler and M^r Smith. They Return and say They Deliv-
ered it.

Coll. Addison from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill for Levying twelve pounds of Tobacco p poll in
Prince George's County thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly July the 29^th 1721.
The within Bill being Read will Pass.
Signed p Order Jn^o Beale Cl Up. h^o

Which being Read again Past for Engrossing And was
sent to the Committee of Laws to be Engrost. On Reading
the Petition of John Macclester and Hearing the Allegations
of all Parties the Question was put whether a Bill shall be
brought in or it be Referred?
Carried by the Majority of Votes that it be Refer'd till next
Sessions Whereupon the same is Refered Accordingly.
Col Ward and Thomas Bordley Esq^r Deliver M^r Speaker
the following Message Viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly July the 31^st 1721.

p. 44

Gentlemen,
As by your Answer to our first Message relating to the
Militia Law, we in our Reply shew'd you wherein you had
Misapprehended us; so are we now under the like Obligation
of Observing to you that by your Message of the 28^th Instant
(wherein you are Still of the same Opinion) We have Reason
to doubt, You are under the same Misapprehension as
before: and therefore we think our Selves obliged again to
acquaint you that we do not propose a New Punishment by
a New Act but to Render the Execution and Infliction of the
Old Law and Punishment Practicable.
If notwithstanding this you still persist in your Opinion,
we shall Content Our selves with having discharged our
Duties therein and leave the Consequences at your Door.
Signed p Order. John Beale Clk. Up. ho

The House Adjourns till One a Clock in the Afternoon.