540 Assembly Proceedings, July 12-25, 1726.

L. H. J.

much as the said County will be encreased by the Addition
they will receive from Baltimore.
Signd p Order Geo. Plater Cl up. Ho.

In Answer whereto the following Message is prepared viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly July 15^th 1726
May it please yo^r Honours
Forasmuch as there has been no Application from the In-
habitants of Calvert County nor from the Lower part of this
Co^ty for the Division propos'd in your Message this day by
Nicholas Lowe Esq^r we think it unreasonable to make such
Division And therefore desire yo^r Honours will be pleasd to
pass the Bill as it now stands
Signd p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was sent to the Upp^r House by Col^o Mackall and M^r
Beale
They return & say they delivered it
On reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of S^t John's
Parish in Prince George's County referr'd from last Sessions
& Sundry other pet^s relating to the Dividing that parish, Leave
is given to bring in a Bill according to the prayer of the first
pet^o

p. 13

On reading the Petition of Abel Makepeace referr'd from
last Sessions Leave is given to bring in a Bill Pursuant to the
Resolution then made
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
The Bill for uniting part of Baltimore to Annard^l County
thus endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly July the 15^th 1726

Read and will pass these words (any person or persons
from recovering their Just or lawfull Debts or Demands
whatsoever or to stay or hinder) after the Word Debarr in
the 5^th Line of the last Side being added.
Signd p Ord^r Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Thereupon the Bill is amended accordingly & past for
engrosing
The Petition of the Inhabitants of S^t Paul's Parish in
Queen Ann's County for the dividing that Parish was read.
Col^o Addison from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker