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tions on such Judgments for the Penalty before they make Appear
their Claim to be due for as Your Committee hath been informed
the Practice formerly was for the Attorney Generall to assign out
of the Judgments rendered on Sherriffs Bonds for what Appeared
to the Court to be due to the Persons at whose request the said
Bonds were sued. All which is humbly Submitted by your Com-
mittee to the Consideration of the house
Signed p Order Nic. Hammond Cl. Com.

By the Committee of Aggreivances & Courts of Justice
October 31^st 1728.

L. H. J.

Your Committee having examined severall Commissions granted
and Issued for severall Courts within this Province among which
your Committee find that the Provinciall Commission Last granted
is not agreeable to the Oath of Judge or Justice For in that Com-
mission it is mentioned thus all and Singular the reasonable Good
Laws Statutes and Ordinances of that Part of the Kingdom of
Great Brittain called England &c^a and in the Oath its thus men-
tioned according to the Laws Statutes and reasonable Customs of
England &c. All which is Submitted by your Committee to the
Consideration of the House.
Signed p Order N: Hammond Cl: Com.

The Question being Put whether the Tobacco Allowances due to
the severall Members of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly
and other Officers Since Saturday last and to be now rated in mony
should be at 8^s 4^d or 10^s Currency p Cent.
Resolved that the same be rated at io^s Currency p Cent.
The Petition of James Govane being read was ordered to be thus
Indorsed (Viz.)

By the Lower House of Assembly October 31^st 1728.

On reading the Petition the House allows the Petitioner twelve
Pounds Currant Money for the Losses he hath Sustained and the
other Part of the Petition is rejected.
Signed p Order. M. Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho :

Coll^o Ward from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker the
Paper bill Entituled an Act for the releif of Edward Parrish of
Ann Arundell County indorsed as followeth (viz.)

By the Upper house of Assembly October 31^st 1728

The Ingrossed bill whereof this is the Originall is read and As-
sented to by this House

Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

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