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8^th That no Bill shall be read at any Time during this Ses-
sions till all the members in Town be called in, unless in Case
of sickness or other reasonable Excuse to be admitted of by
the Speaker.
9^th That no member of this House presume to Smoake any
Tobacco within the Barr of this House (the Galleries Ex^j
cepted) upon pain of being fined and Censured at the dis-
cretion of the Speaker not Exceeding five Shillings.

Coll^o Addison from the upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Petition of Daniel Carter of Ann Arundell County Gent
Complaining that he has a Convict Servant man unjustly de-
tained in the publick prison at Annapolis thus Endorst viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly
October the 7^th 1725
The within Petition being read is referr'd to the Con-
sideration of the Lower House of Assembly
Sign'd p order Geo: Plater Cl: Up: Ho.

The following Comittees are appointed and Sent out Viz :
For the Comittee of Laws, James Stoddert Esq^r Tho^s
Bordley Esq^r Coll^o Thomas Trueman Greenfeild, James Har-
ris Esq^r Cap^t George Dent Cap^t Levin Gale, Cap^t Robert
King and Vachell Denton Esq^r

For the Committee of Aggreivances and Courts of Jus-
tice, Tho^s Bordley Esq^r M^r Richard Warfeild Cap^t Joseph
Harrison & L^t Coll^o Joseph Belt
For the Comittee of Accounts, John Beale Esq^r L^t Coll^o
John Ward M^r James Hollyday, M^r Tho^s Worthington & Cap^t
John Rider
M^r Edward Wright, M^r Solomon Wright, & M^r John
Chairs Members returned to Serve for Queen Ann's County
appear in the House. Ordered that M^r Courts and M^r Prit-
chett go to the Upper House to see them Qualified
They return and Say they see them Qualified.
Thereupon they took their places

The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning nine of the
Clock.

Fryday Oct^r 8^th 1725
The House meets according to Adjournment
Yesterdays proceedings are read
It being Represented to the House that Col^o Ephraim Aug^t
Herman a member return'd to Serve for Cecil County [is] de-

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