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to the Comon Goal of Annapolis, and the Law proposed for
Relief therein, we are of Opinion that where the Remedy
proposed for the Redress of any Evill, appears to be more
Mischievous than the Evill it Self, Common Prudence ad-
viseth the avoiding all such Remedies as hurtfull to the Pub-
llick for the Mischiefs of Confining Servants so long without
bringing them to a Legall Tryall, Evinceth the Mistake of
the Magistrate, or the Innocency of the parties Committed;
for if any Law for Committing them, the same Law without
doubt had made provision for their Punishment, but if the
President now before us should give Rise to a Law for
Relief in like Cases: we are apprehensive that the Servants
of Many the good people of this Province would Stand Com-
mitted for very trifling Matters, and Sometimes for nothing
at all; and generally Subjected to the Complaints of Malicious
Neighbours, who may be born away with a Design of In-
juring the Masters Rather than any design of Punishing the
Vice of the Offender an Evill which we Cannot Consent to
bring upon the Inhabitants of this Province, By passing a Bill
of so Extraordinary a Nature, may Carry more Evill Conse-
quences with it than we at present Can be aware of.
Sign'd p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up: Ho:
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Benjamin Tasker Esqr from the Upper House delivers Mr
Speaker the Bill to Restrain the Ill practice of Attorneys thus
Endorst viz:
By the Upper House of Assembly
Novemr the 2d 1725
The fees in the County Courts as Usuall four Hundred
pounds of Tobacco (besides the provinciall fee) for Riding
the Circuit and these Words if a Quaker to be Incerted after
the Word Affirmation and the Act to be made for three
Years With these amendments this Bill will pass.
Sign'd p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho :
Phillip Lee Esqr from the Upper House delivers Mr
Speaker the following Message viz :
By the Upper House of Assembly
Novemr the 2d 1725
Gentlemen.
This House does appoint Philemon Lloyd Esqr and Collo
Richard Tilghman to Conferr with such Members as your
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