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to oblige the Commissioners that Qualifie themselves to Attend
their duty. To Relieve all those that now apply for Reliefe by
allowing Appeales to a proper Court to be Erected on Each
Shoar, as well as to all others, from any Judgments that shall
hereafter be given. And to Explain all doubtfull Expressions
in the Law now in fforce, And Add all other Amendmts of such
obvious Defects as have appeared on putting the same Law in
Practice.
Signed p Order. Joh. Beale Cl. Upr Ho.
Colo Young from the Upper House delivers Mr Speaker
the bill for the relief of Thos Plummer thus Endorst Viz:
By the Upper House of Assembly, October the 20th 1720.
This Bill being read with the Amendments will pass.
Signed p Order Joh Beale Cl Up. ho.
Whereupon the same is read again and Passed for Engross-
ing which was so Endorst. The motion being made & the
question being put whether a Repealing Bill shall be brought
in to Repeale the Land Law. Carried in the Negative.
Whereupon the Question being put whether three persons
shall be appointed in Each County to Act as Commissioners
on Appeales or not. Carried in the Affirmative. And resolved
that they be Appointed by the Governour for the Time being
and that the Commissioners appointed on appeales be Judges
of all such Petitions as lye now before this House And Ordered
the following Message be prepared Viz :
By the Lower House of Assembly October the 20th 1720
May it please your Honours
Wee have Considered your Message of this Day by John
Hall Esqr and two others of your honourable Members, and
have altered our former resolucons on the Act for ascertaining
the bounds of Land, And Agree That a Supplementary Bill
be brought into that Act wherein Provision may be made to
Oblige the Commissioners that Qualifye themselves to Attend
their Duty. That three persons in each County be Appointed
by the Governour who are to hear and Determine Appeals
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