54 Assembly Proceedings, October 10-30, 1727.

U. H. J.

Coll Thomas Trueman Greenfeild and John Beale Esq^r bring
up the Address to His Majesty Sign'd by the Members of their
house and acquaint His Excellency that there House had nothing
before them
Whereupon Coll Holland is sent to the Lower House to acquaint
the Speaker and the whole house that His Excellency requires their
Attendance to see the Laws Enacted this Session receive the assent.
Forthwith M^r Speaker and the whole House attend and by their
Speaker Present to His Excellency the following Laws which were
signed and assented to (on behalf of the Right Honble the Lord
Proprietary of this Province) by His Excellency the Governour
and sealed with His Lordships Great Seale at Arms Viz.
N^o 1. An Act for assertaining the Form of the Oath of Judge
or Justice.
2 An Act directing the payment of fees ariseing due on the
Prosecution of white Servants which shall hereafter be imported
into this province
3. An Act giveing Encouragement to make Hemp within this
Province
4. An Act reviveing and Continueing an Act of Assembly Enti-
tuled An Act for Relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from
some Aggrievances in the Prosecution of Suits at Law.
5. An Act reviveing and Continueing an Act of Assembly Enti-
tuled an Act for the Advancement of Justice
6. An Act reviveing an Act Entituled an Act for the Tryall of
all matters of Fact in the Severall County's where they have arisen
or shall arrise the Continuance of Causes in the Provinciall Court
and adjournment of that Court with the Supplementary Act there-
to and to amend some Defects in the said Acts.
7. An Act Concerning Tobacco
8. An Act for the Speedy and Effectual Publication of the Laws
of this Province and for the Encouragem^t of William Parks of the
City of Annapolis printer
9. An Act Declareing the Bounds of two acres of land hereto-
fore granted to great Choptank Parish on Which the Chapell in
Vienna now Stands.
10. An Act Impowering the Vestrymen and Church Wardens
of S^t Pauls Parish in Baltemore County to Purchase one or more
acres of land in the said Parish and to build a Parish Church
thereon as also for raiseing a fund to Compleat and finish the same
11. An Act for Erecting a Court house and Prison on the East
side of the head of Port tobacco Creek at a place called Chandler
Town in Charles County & makeing Sale of the old Court house
and Prison.