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missions of the peace it being a standing part of their duty,
and Alsoe to enquire what Magistrates have and what have
not taken the Oath of Justice agreed upon to be taken the last
Session of Assembly and also into the reasons why the same
has not been taken
Collo Tilghman from the Upper House delivers Mr Speaker
The Petition of James Chrystie a prisoner for debt in Cecill
County thus Endorst Viz.
By the Upper House of Assembly
October the 9th 1725
The within Petition being read is referr'd to the Consider-
ation of the Lower House
Sign'd p order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.
And the Petition of John Smith Sheriff of Cecill County
praying an allowance from the publick for Sundry Services
Endorst ut Supra
Which was read and referr'd to the Consideracon of the
Comittee of accts
The Resolves of the Lower House of Assembly made the
25th Day of October Anno Dmi. 1722 being read the following
resolves are unanimously approved of and ordered to be
Entred
Resolved by the House that the members that are appointed
as members of the Committee of aggreivances have likewise
the Character of a Committee for Courts of Justice, and that
that Character and the Duty of such Comittee, be annext to the
said Comittee of aggrievances as a standing part of their
Duty
And that it be an Instruction to the said Comittee as a
Comittee of Courts of Justice that they observe the nature
of all the Commissions to the Severall Courts of Judicature
within this province and that they especially observe any al-
terations that may at any time happen by accidentall omission,
or otherwise, therein, and particularly relating to such words
therein as require the Severall Judges and Justices to hear
and determine according to the Laws Statutes Ordinances
& reasonable Customs of England, and of this province, or to
such other words as have Relation thereto, and that they shall
Imediatly make Report to the House of any alteration that
shall at any time happen in Such Commissions, and likewise
to have regard as near as may be to observe wherein they
Differ from the forms of the Severall Sorts of Comissions to
the Judges and Justices in England
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