608 Assembly Proceedings, September 23-October 26, 1723.

L.H.J.

Col^o Addison from the Upper house Delivers M^r Speaker
the Pet^o of Tho^s Guibert thus Endorst.

By the Upper House of Assembly.
Sept^r 26^th 1723.

Read and Recommended to the Consideration of the lower
House of Assembly.
Signed p Order. Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up: Ho :

The Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Comon Councill Men
of the City of Annapolis Appear in the house with Richard
Young the Gate Keeper according to the Order of the house
of this Day and On hearing the Allegations of All Parties the
Petition is rejected.

Col^o Ward from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly

September the 26^th 1723
Gentlemen.
The Dangerous Consequences of the Tumultuous meeting
of Negroes, recommended to you last Sessions of Assembly,
And referred to this Present Sessions, Appearing Every Day
greater we again Earnestly recomend the same to your Con-
sideration
Sign'd p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up. Ho.

The Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of Prince George's
County praying leave to bring in a Bill for Erecting a Town
on the Eastern Branch of Patowmack was read And on the
Petitioners makeing a Purchase of the Lands whereon to
Erect a Town from the Owners thereof leave is given to bring
in a Bill as Pray'd and not Otherwise.

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On a Motion made That whereas Severall Ancient Regis-
trys of Towns and Other papers relating thereto in this prov-
ince are now lodged in the hands of private persons so that
they Cannot regularly be Come at
Resolved that there be an Ordinance of Assembly Obliging
the Severall private persons in whose hands Any of the
Records of the Towns are to deliver the same to the Severall
County Clerks to be there Lodged & kept as records in the
Counties where the severall Towns lie, And that the County
Clerk's receipt shall be a Sufficient Discharge to the Severall
persons in whose hands such Papers are.