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received, and to Empower the s^d Justices to agree with any Person
or Persons to Paint the Court house and to Assess so much Tobacco
in manner af^d as they shall think Proper for the same not exceeding
sixteen thousand Pounds of Tobacco, And that the Place where
the new Court house is built be named Prince Frederick Town by
a Clause in the said Bill to be Incerted.
Resolved that M^r William Parks of the City of Annapolis Printer
have liberty daily to Print the Votes and resolves of this House
during this Sessions and that on his Application to the Clerk of
this house for the same he may take Copys for whose Encourage-
ment in the Performance thereof this House hath thought Proper
to allow the said Parks one hundred Pounds of Tobacco p Diem
The Petition of James Ward a Languishing Prisoner in the Gaol
of Talbot County being this day read is ordered that leave be given
to bring in a bill for the Petitioners releif.
Resolved that no Petition concerning languishing Prisoners in
the Gaols of the Severall Countys of this Province praying releif
by the Interposition of this house be received unless the Severall
Petitions be on the backs thereof or in some other manner recom-
mended by some of the Justices of the Countys from whence the
Petitions come which recommendations unless made in Open Court
to be of no Avail.
M^r Benjamin Mackall by the House is added to the Committee
of Elections and Priviledges.

L. H. J.

The Petition of Kenith McKenzey a Languishing Prisoner in
the Gaol of Charles County being read, It is ordered that leave be
given to bring in a Bill for the Petitioners releif.
John Rousby Esq^r from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker
the following Petitions (Viz)
The Petition of the Inhabitants of the Upper part of William
and Mary Parish in Saint Marys County.
Gabriel Morans Petition.
The Petition of the Inhabitants of S^t Marys County
The Petition of the Reverend M^r William Tibbs.
And the Petition of Sarah Massey of Philadelphia Widow on
the back of which Petitions were the following Indorsements, viz.
On the back of the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Upper part of
William and Mary Parish in Saint Marys County it was thus In-
dorsed.

By the Upper house of Assembly Oct^r 7^th 1728

Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower house of
Assembly
Signed p Order. Geo. Plater Cl. Up. ho :

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