406 Assembly Proceedings, October 9-Novembcr 3, 1722.

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for any one offence unless upon such Lawfull excuse as the
Speaker shall admit of.

7. All Misdemeanors which shall happen within this House
shall be censured and fined in the House.
8. When any Bill is presented and no Member makes Ob-
jections thereto M^r Speaker shall appoint any One Member
to Speake thereto and Deliver his Oppinion first.

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9. That no Bill shalbe read at any Time During this Ses-
sions till all the Members in Towne appear in the House and all
Comittees be first called in.
10. That no member of this House presume to Smoak any
Tobacco within the Barr or Gallerys of this House upon pain
of being fined and Censured at the Discretion of the Speaker
not exceeding five Shillings for any one offence
Signed -p Order. M. Jenifer Cl. L^o Ho :

Resolved that this House will Sit to do Business from nine
of the Clock in the Morning till four in the Afternoon and
thereupon the following Message is prepared Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly Oct^r the 10^th 1722.
May it Please your Honours
This house in Order to Dispatch Business as much as in
them lies have entred a resolve to Sit from Nine of the Clock
in the forenoon till four of the Clock in the Afternoon and
desire to know whether the times proposed be Agreeable to
your Honors
Signed p Order. M. Jenifer Clk. inf^r Dom

Which was sent to the upper House by M^r Waughop and M^r
Oldham They return & say they Delivered it.
Resolved that Eighteen Members and the Speaker be a
Sufficient number to make an House to proceed on business.

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The House proceeds to Appoint the Severall Committees
Viz:

ffor the Committee of Elections and Previledges

Coll: John Mackall, M^r James Lloyd M^r Ralph Crabb, Tho^s
Humphreys Esq^r & Capt. Henry Hooper.

ffor the Committe of Laws.

James Stoddert Esq^r Dan^l Dulany Esq^r Coll: John Mackall
M^r Geo: Dent M^r Robert King and M^r Dan^l Sherwood.