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Sent down by Coll^o Ward who return and says he Delivered
them
Read the Supplementary Bill to the Act Empowering
Trustees to sell lands &c late of William Harris of Calvert
County which was ordered to be thus Endorsed viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Octo the 18^th 1725

U. H. J.

Read and will Pass.
Signed p order Geo Plater Cl Up Ho.

Sent by James Bowles Esq^r who returns and says he Deliv-
ered it.
The Petitions of William Burton and Thomas Broxon two
languishing Prisoners in Cecill County Goal being read are
ordered to be seperately thus Endorsed viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Octo the 18^th 1725

The within Petition being read is referred to the Consider-
ation of the Lower House.
Signed p Order Geo: Plater Cl Up Ho.

Sent down by John Rousby Esq^r who returns and says he
Delivered them
A Message from the Lower House by M^r Hawkins and M^r
Jordan viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly Octo the 18^th 1725
May it please your Honours
There being great Complaints in all Parts of the Province
about the Exorbitancy of the Officers fees and the Act for
Limitation of them Expiring in December next we desire that
some of the members of your House may be joyned with some
of the members of this House in a Conference for the Regu-
lating of them
Signed p Order. M. Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

Which Message is order'd to lye upon the Table
This House adjourns till to morrow Morning nine of the
Clock

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Tuesday Morning Octo the 19^th 1725

Met Again according to Adjournment. Present as Yes-
terday.

p. 35