The Upper House. 367

The following Message being prepared is sent to the Lower house
by Philemon Lloyd Esq^r

By the Upper house of Assembly 4^th August 1729
Gentlemen.
In Answer to your Message of this Day by M^r Worthington &
M^r Thompson relating to the Bill for the Relief of Thomas Worsley
& others; We are still of Opinion that the Sheriff ought to be paid
the fees due to him for their Imprisonment, before the Prisoners
are released, for it is an insupportable Loss to the Sheriffs, and
especially to the Sheriff of Ann Arundel County, who has Prisoners
in Custody from all Parts of the Country, & is obliged to maintain
them at a much greater Charge in this publick Place, than any other
Sheriffs in this Province are, to have them discharged without any
Satisfaction for the Extraordinary Expence, he is at in maintaining
them

U. H. J.

As to what you say in Relation to our passing the Bill for the
Relief of Christopher Gardiner, We answer, that he is thereby
obliged to make a Resignation of his whole Estate, & the Sheriff
will have his Proportion with the Creditors, but the Prisoners in
this Bill are released upon other Terms & may perhaps at the End
of Seven years be less able to pay the Sheriff his fees, than they
now are, besides We are informed that One of them has found
means to pay his Creditor & We think it reasonable the Sheriff be
likewise paid, or at least have a proportionable part of what is raised
for the payment of the Creditor. We farther observe that in Gar-
diners Case there is no Opposition made to the passing of that Bill,
& We are informed that the Sheriff is consenting to it, but the
Sheriff of Ann Arundel County has petitioned against the passing
the Bill now before us: And hope you will make some Provision in
the Bill that the Imprisonment fees may be paid or secured before
the Prisoners are released; without which Amendments the Bill will
not pass
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

An Engrossed Bill from the Lower house by M^r George & M^r
Edmonson Entituled an Act to aid the Proceedings of some of the
County Courts of this Province thus subscribed

4^th August 1729
Read & assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read & assented to by this house & ordered to be so subscribed,
the Paper bill so Endorsed is sent to the Lower house by Coll Ward.

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