The Lower House. 313

A petition of Sundry Inhabitants of Talbot County Com-
plaining of an undue Election in that County was read and
referr'd to the Comittee of Elections and priviledges to Ex-
amine into the allegations of the Petition and to make their
Report thereon to the House.
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
The Petition of William Maynard a prisoner for Debt in
Cecill County. And the Petition of John Fitz-Patrick a
prisoner for debt in Talbot County Severally thus Endorst
viz.
By the Upper House of Assembly
October 11^th 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.

Coll^o John Mackall a member returned to Serve for Calvert
County appears in the House. Ordered that Cap^t King & M^r
Dasheile go to the Upper House to see him Qualified
They return and say they see him qualified Thereupon he
took his place.
Thomas Bordley Esq^r from the Comittee of aggrievances
returns the following aggrievances and the Reports of the
Comittee thereon viz :

The Aggrievances from Somerset County

I^st That they are oblidged to pay Eighty pounds of Tob^o
p Day to the Severall Justices and every Inhabitant is
oblidged to pay his proportionable part thereof (some of
them never having any Law Suits) praying that so much
on every Judgm^t may be taxed towards the defraying those
Charges.

2^d Relating to the Com^rys office that they are oblidged to
pay prodigious large ffees to the Com^rys Gen^ll and yet must
go or send to Annapolis for Speciall Commissions to pass
their accounts
3^rd That they must of late pay ten Shillings Extraordinary
or one hundred pounds of Tobacco to the Reg^r for such
Comissions praying that such busieness might [be] done in
the County Court or by the County Clerk and the ffees be paid
in Country Comodities.
4^th That all publick dues be paid in Country Comodities
at a Certain Price and Tobacco rated at one penny p pound.
5^th That the allowance for Wolves heads may be abated

L. H. J.

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