182 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 4, 1724.

L. H. J.

must be born with for Supporting the Rights & priviledges
of the people yet there is not the same Necessity for that
Charge and trouble to Elect Sheriffs in the prejudice of the
Prerogative
Besides if the Laws in force to prevent the oppression of
Sheriffs will be a Restraint upon them in so doing which in
your Message you assert your Chief Reason for a popular
Election fails and we are of opinion that the Laws heretofore
and at this Sessions provided will very well Secure the people
from oppression by the Sheriffs, but if notwithstanding the
Sheriffs should make use of any illegall means so to do, We
doubt not but his Honour the Governour upon Complaint to
him made will take Care to Restrain or displace them, of whom
we believe they will be as much afraid as of the people. To Con-
clude, If what we have before off er red nor our observation
that the appointing of Sheriffs is a branch of the prerogative

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has not any weight with you, be pleas'd to take your own
measures to perswade his Honour the Governour or the Chief
Magistrate for the time being that the people's Electing of
Sheriffs will be an Ease to the prerogative, and we shall rest
Satisfied with having done our Duty in this affair
Signd p order Sam^ll Skippon Cl Up Ho.

The Consideration whereof is referr'd till next Sessions
and Resolved that an Address be then prepar'd to his Hon^r
the Governour according to the Referrence of the said
message.
An Engrost Supplementary Bill to the Act for Encouraging
the making Hemp & flax within this province was read and
assented to and was so Endorst and sent to the Upper House
by M^r Dashiel & Cap^t Hooper.
They return and say they delivered it.
Coll^o Ward from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the
Bill for the Assessm^t of the publick Levy this present year
thus Endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly. November the 4^th 1724

Read and will pass.
Sign'd p order Sam^ll Skippon, Cl. Up. Ho.

Thereupon the Same past for Engrosing.
The Bill af^d Engrost was read and assented to and was
so Endorst and Sent to the Upper House by M^r Crabb & M^r
Oldham
They return and say they delivered it.