550 Assembly Proceedings, July 12-25, 1726.

L. H. J.

And thereon the foll^o Mess^a is prepared viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly July 20^th 1726.
May it please your Hon^rs

On reading and considering the Petitions of the Parish-
ioners of Stepney Parish herew^th sent, This House have Re-
solved that the Vestry of the said Parish meet sometime in
October next and appoint a Time and Place for [the Parish-
ioners to meet in Order to make choice of a place for] building
a new Parish Church on therein, And that it be accordingly
placed as the Majority of the Parishioners shall think fit and
no person to have a Vote therein but the profest Members
of the Church of England as by Law establisht, With which
Resolve We desire your Honours Concurrence that the Mat-
ter may be entred on our Journall as an Ordinance, and to
avail the parties concern'd therein as such And that the return
of the Votes so taken be made by the said Vestry to the As-
sembly at the next Sessions
Signd p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was sent w^th the Petitions af^d to the Upper House by
Cap^t Gale and Cap^t Dashiell They return and say they de-
livered them.
An engrost Bill for reviving the Act for raising three pence
p hh^d
An Engrost Bill for reviving the Act ascertaining the
Gauge & Tare of Tobacco hh^ds
An engrost Bill for relief of Thomas Osborn of Charles
County planter were severally read and assented to and were
so endorst & Sent to the upper House by Cap^t Gale & Cap^t
King.
They return and say they delivered them
The House adjourns till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Merediem.
The House meet

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The Question was put whether the Act for relief of poor
Distressed Prisoners for Debt shall be repealed or not?
It was carried in the Affirmative and
Resolved That for the future no Petition be reced into this
House for the relief of any distressed Prisoners for Debt but
such as shall come to this House recomended from and signd
by the Justices of the County where the Prisoner is detain'd
or the Major part of them in Court sitting And thereupon a