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

L. H. J.

Young and Col^o Richard Tilghman to Joyn with the Gentle-
men appointed by your House in a Conference on the Sub-
ject matter Contained in Our proposalls this day by Col^o
Addison and they are now ready to Enter on the Conference.
Signd p Order Sam Skippon, Cl Up Ho.

An Engrost Bill for the Advancement of Justice was read
& Assented to and was so Endorst and Sent to the Upper
House by M^r King and M^r Hooper.
They Return and say they Delivered it
The House Adjourns till to morrow Morning nine of the
Clock.

Saturday Octob^r 12^th
The House meets According to Adjournment
Yesterdays proceedings are read.
M^r Thomas Waughop on his motion has the Leave of the
House to go home his family heing very sick.
A Bill to prevent the tumultious meeting of negroes was
read with the Amendments and past which [was] so Endorst
and sent to the Upper House by Cap^t Harrison and M^r
Sherwood.

They return and say they Delivered it.
Col Ward from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker the
Supplementary Bill to the Act Declaring the Right of three
Lots in Annapolis thus Endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly

Octob^r the 12^th 1723
Read and will Pass.
Signd p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up. ho.

Which was read Again and past for Engrossing.
John Rousby Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the Bill to prevent the Tumultious meeting of negroes

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Thus Endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Octob^r 12^th 1723.

On reading the within Bill we do not find th^t the Constable
is Empowered to take and Command Assistance along with
him to the place where he shall hear negroes or other Slaves
are tumultuously Assembled and we think it would be proper
to Add a Clause for that purpose because it may so happen that