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repair one of the new books which was damnified in the binding, he
having complyed therewith It is ordered by this house that the said
Bond be delivered up to him.
The following Message being prepared was ordered to be Entred
(thus) [The text of this message is printed at page 168.]
Sent to the Upper house by Coll^o Gale and M^r Johnson who
return and Say they delivered the same.
Coll^o Belt from the Committee of Aggreivances delivers to M^r
Speaker the Petition of Robert Elliot of Saint Mary's County Gen-
tleman with this Indorsement (Viz.)

By the Committee of Aggreivances Nov^r 2^d 1728

Upon Considering the within Petition your Committee are of
Opinion that it is an Aggreivance that any Person should be admit-
ted to be Clerk of any County Court upon the Appointment of the
Secretary, that knows nothing of the Business of Clerkship for such
Clerks are not capable to direct their Deputy or know when they
Comply with their Duty, all which is humbly submitted by your
Committee to the Consideration of the house.
Signed p Order. Nich. Hammond Cl. Com.

Which being read was ordered to be thus Indorsed (Viz.)

By the Lower House of Assembly Nov^r 2^d 1728.
Referred untill next Sessions
Signed p Order. M. Macnemara Cl. Up. Ho.

L. H. J.

The following Address being Prepared was Ordered to be Entred
(thus) [The text of this address is printed at page 169.]
The Ingrossed Bill entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act for
releiving the Inhabitants of this Province from some Aggreivances
in the Prosecution of suits at Law was read and Assented to by this
House, and sent to the Upper House by M^r George and M^r Thomp-
son who return and say they delivered the same.

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p. 160

Charles Calvert Esq^r from the Upper House delivers to M^r
Speaker the Paper Bill entituled an Act for the repairing & enlarg-
ing of the Church of the City of Annapolis and for the Building a
a Chappell of Ease in the Parish of Saint Anns in Ann Arundell
County and to Empower the raising and Levying a Quantity of To-
bacco for that Purpose thus Indorsed (Viz.)

By the Upper House of Assembly Nov^r 2^d 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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