The Upper House. 35

Sent by Cha: Calvert Esq^r
The following message was prepared and sent to the Lower
house By John Hall Esq^r

By the Upper house of Assembly October the 24^th 1727
Gentlemen

His Excellency the Governour hath Communicated to this house
His Lordships Desire that an Act may pass for asscertaining the
fees of the severall offices of this Province on the same Regulacon
to which they were subjected in the year 1719 and hath been
further Pleased to notifie to us his Desire that the act for Ordinary
Licences being neer Expired may be revived.
Signd p order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

U. H. J.

A Messuage from the Lower house by M^r Stornton and five more
Viz.

By the Lower house of Assembly October the 24^th 1727
May it Please your Honours
We have herewith sent you the Bill for destroying Squirrells
which we desire you will Pass as it now Stands for it must cer-
tainly be more advantageous to the Province to have them Killed
after that manner then to Expend one million and three hundred
thousand pounds of Tobacco p annum in maintaining a warr
against those little annimals which upon a modest Computation
will be the least sume the province will be assesed by such a Law
as you propose.
Sign'd p order M. Jennefer Cl. Lo: Ho.

Which is ordered to lye on the Table.
Adjourned till to morrow morning nine of the Clock

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Wensday morning October the 25^th 1727
Met again according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday
A Message from the Lower house by Leiu^t Coll Levin Gale and
twelve more Viz.

By the Lower house of Assembly October the 25^th 1727

May it Please your Honours.
The Bill assertaining the form of the oath of Judge or Justice
haveing pass'd both houses and being Ingross'd and being of the
last Consequence to every freeman in Maryland and will when

October 25