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reaches all the plantations, the Contractors with the Crown
are Empowered to transport them and sell them for the Term
of years they are Judged for; then they become the property
of the purchasers but if according to our late Act the
purchasers (upon retusing to give the Surety therein men-
tioned) were to have their Servants put in prison, their
property would thereby Certainly be invaded, which is an
Evill, to be avoided; I could heartily wish they were sent to
any other of his Majesty's plantations, but while we purchase
they will send them, and we bring the Evill upon ourselves.
October 15th 1725. Cha: Calvert
Charles absolute Lord and Propry of the Provinces of Mary-
land and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To our Right
Trusty and Well beloved Charles Calvert Esqr our Lievten-
ant Governour of our said Province of Maryland, and to our
right Trusty & Well-beloved the Upper and Lower Houses
of our Generall Assembly there; and to all others of our said
province of Maryland for the Time being Greeting.
Seale C. Baltemore
Whereas at a Sessions of Assembly begun and held in our
province of Maryland the 23rd Day of September and ending
the 26th day of October in the Eighth year of our Dominion
over the said province Annoq Domini 1723, An Act passed
Entituled an Act to prevent [the] Great Evills arising by the
Importation of Convicts into this Province and for the better
discovery of such when Imported
And whereas it hath been represented to us that the said
Act may and will in a Great measure disable the Contractor
wth the Government of England for Transporting of Felons
to his Majesty's plantations from performing his said Con-
tract, and that the said Act does in a great measure destroy the
intents of the Acts of Parliamt made for that purpose in Eng-
land: and their Excellencies the Lords Justices in Council
having last August disallowed An Act of the Like nature in
his Majesty's Collony of Virginia, We on consideration of
the aforesaid Act made in Maryland have thought fit to Dis-
sent to the same and do hereby declare the said Act to be null
and void and of no Effect
Given under our hand and Seale at Arms at London the
eighth day of June in the ninth year of our Dominion over
the said province of Maryland Annoq Domini 1724
C: B:
Which were read and referr'd for further Consideration
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