534 Assembly Proceedings, July 12-25, !7²6.

L. H. J.

Col^o Mackall is added to the Comittee of Laws
On reading the Pet^o of the Justices of Charles County for
removing their County Court House

Ordered that Publick Notice be given to the Freeholders
of that County by the Sherr as in Cases of Elections that they
meet the tenth day of August next at the County Court
House then & there by Majority of Voices to Vote whether the
said Court House shall be removed or not and if to be removed
to what place in the said County the same shall be remov'd and

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that he make a Return thereof at the next Sessions of Assem-
bly and thereon the following Message is sent to the Upper
House by Cap^t Dent & Cap^t Harrison viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly July the 13^th 1726
May it please y^r Hon^rs
On reading the petition herewith sent this House are of
Opinion that it will be proper that the Sheriff of Charles
County give Publick Notice as in Cases of Election to the
severall Inhabitants of that County to meet at the County
Court House the tenth day of August next then and there by
Majority of Voices To vote whether the said Court House
shall be removed or not, And if to be removed to what place
in the County the same shall be removed And that the Sherr.
make return thereof the next Sessions of Assembly With
which if your Hon^rs Concurr We desire that an Ordinance
of Assembly for that purpose may be made
Signd p Ord^r M. Jenifer Cl. lo. ho.

They return and say they delivered it.
The papers sent down this day by Col^o Addison are return'd
w^th the foll^o Message by M^r Mathews & Cap^t Jordan.

By the Lower House of Assembly

July the 13^th 1726.
May it please y^r Hon^rs
We herewith return the papers your Hon^rs were Pleas'd to
send us this Day by Col^o Addison and thank Your Hon^rs for
laying the same before us.
Signd p Order. M Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

They return and Say they delivered them.
The Pet^os from severall Counties relating to a Tob^o Law
are return'd after perusall by the Clerk of this House to the