142 Assembly Proceedings, October 3-November 2, 1728.

U. H. J.

An Engrost Bill from the Lower House by M^r Waughop and M^r
Young intituled An Act for the laying out of Land and erecting a
Town in St. Marys County at a place called Seymour Town thus
endors'd viz.

October the 28^th 1728
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly.
Sign'd p Order M Macnemara Cl lo. Ho.

Read and Assented to by this House and Ordered to be sub-
scribed.
The paper Bill so endorst is sent to the Lower House by Nicholas
Lowe Esq^r
A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Thompson and M^r Hemsley
Entituled An Act for dividing Saint Pauls Parish in Queen Anns
and part of Talbot County thus endors'd viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 26^th 1728
Read the first time and ordered to lie on the Table.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl lo. Ho.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 28. 1728
Read the second time and will pass.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl lo Ho.

Read the first time in this House and ordered to lic on the Table.

Col^o Richard Tilghman and Charles Calvert Esq^r members ap-
pointed in a Committee to inspect the Records of the several Offices
transcribed at the Expence of the publick make Report thereof to
this House as follows viz.
28^th October 1728
We of the Committee appointed by both Houses to inspect the
Records of the several Offices transcribed at the expence of the
publick have ordered the several Books mentioned in the lists an-
nexed to this Report and now remaining in the Commissarys Office
Land Office Secretarys Office and Chancery office which have been
transcribed "and bound to be laid before us and your Committee
having examined the method of transcribing and manner of bind-
ing thereof are of opinion that the Transcribing of the said Books
by the form and fairness of the Character in which they are tran-
scribed and the binding thereof appear to have been performed in
as good a manner as your Committee could expect to find such
works done in this part of the World but your Committee observe
that none of the Books are bound with false Covers according to
the direction of Your Commissioners which your Committee think