330 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 6, 1725.

L. H. J.

They return and Say they see him Qualified. Thereupon
he took his place.
Resolved that the Complaint relateing to one of the Com^rys
Generall not having given Security according to the Direc-
tions of the Act of Assembly for Repairing the Records &c^a
and the Intimation in the Message to the Upper House Last
Sessions Relating to the same be made a part of the Addresse
to his Honour the Governour.

p. 219

The Secretarys and two of the Comissarys Generall their
Bonds for keeping the Records in repair, were brought into
the House Which after Examinacon were delivered to the
Clerke of the Secretary's office to be Recorded.
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the following message viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly

Oct^r the 18^th 1725
Gentlemen.
In Answer to your message of the 16^th Instant by M^r
Mackall and M^r King relating to the Joint Address of his
Honour the Governour and both Houses of Assembly to his
most Sacred Ma^ty upon Inquiry his Honour acquaints this
House that he delivered the same himself to Cap^t John Jones
directed to his L^pp at London Town in the presence of Phile-
mon Lloyd, Benjamin Tasker and John Beale Esq^r but hath
not heard any thing since relating to the same

Sign'd p order. Geo Plater Cl Up. Ho.

John Smith Gent. Sher of Cecill County according to the
order of the House this Sessions in the Custody of the Ser-
geant of this House appears at the Barr thereof.
And on his being Charged with the Severall ffacts in that
order menconed alledges nothing materiall in Excuse. The
House unanimously Resolve that the same is a Violent Breach
of the priviledges of this House, and that the arrest so made
is Contrary to the Law of parliaments, And it is Ordered
that the said Smith pay the whole Charge in Sending for him
and pay to the Clerke Twenty Shill^s To the Sergeant ten Shill^s
and to the Door keeper five Shill^s Current money and that he
pay to Coll^o Herman One thousand pounds of Tobacco for his
Loss of time, and remain in the Custody of the Sergeant untill
he produces Certificates of his having Comply'd herewith.
Afterwards the said Smith on his Humble Petition Set-
ting forth that he has Comply'd with the above order and
praying that he may be discharg'd from the Custody of the
Sergeant he [is] discharged accordingly.