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

L. H. J.

ing them with the Greater Seal of this Province and Severally
thus Endorsing them viz :
Novem^r the 6^th 1725
On behalf of the Right Honoble the Lord Proprietary of
this Province, I will this be a Law

Cha: Calvert
Viz:

N^o 1: An Engrost Bill for Ascertaining the form of the
Oath of Judge or Justice.
2: An Engrost Bill to prevent Severall Irregularities Com-
plained of by the People Called Quakers.
3: An Engrost Bill to Restrain the Ill Practice of At-
torneys and to prevent their taking money fees and Ascer-
taining what fees shall be allowed to Practitioners in the
Law who shall Attend the Circuit Courts.
4: An Engrost Bill Reviving the Act for better Relief of
poor Debtors.
5: An Engrost Bill for destroying Squirrels and Crows.
6: An Engrost Bill for Relief and Release of poor Dis-
tressed Prisoners for Debt.
7: An Engrost Bill for Relieving the Inhabitants of this
Province from Sundry Aggrievances, they lye under Oc-
casioned by the Scarcity of Tobacco Within this Province in
the Year 1724.
8 An Engrost Bill to Encourage the Takers up of Runa-
way Slaves, That shall be taken up by any Person, and
brought in from the Back woods
9: An Engrost Bill declaring female Mulattoes born of
white Women, and free Negroe Women to be Taxables
10: An Engrost Bill declaring Probats of Deeds or other
Matters and acknowledgments of Deeds taken before two
Magistrates of the City of Annapolis to be good and Valid
in Law.
11. An Engrost Bill for the Removing the Court House
from Battle Creek in Calvert County, and for Building a
Court House for the said County on or near that place in the
said County Commonly Called and known by the Name of

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Williams's old Field, and for Making Sale of the Old Court
House and Prison.
N^o 12. An Engrost Bill for the Naturalization of Michael
Ury of Prince George's County a Greek
13. An Engrost Bill to Enable Orlando Griffith and Kath-
erine his wife to [sell] the Moiety or half part of a Certain