12 Assembly Proceedings, May 21-June 16, 1730.

U. H. J.

Read the Petition of John Nicholson Prisoner in Ann Arrundell
County Goal and Rejected.

p. 11

Read the Petition of Thomas Spalding Junior of S^t Marys County
and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly
Read the Petition of Several the Inhabitants of Charles S^t Marys
Prince Georges and Calvert Countys and Ordered to be thus
Endorsed.

By the Upper House of Assembly 26th May 1730.

Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly and that there be notice given to the Proprietors.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Sent to the Lower House by John Hall Esq^r
Adjourned till Two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die Post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment.
Present as in the Morning.

Read the Petition of Several the Parishoners of the Parish wherein
the Reverend M^r Hugh Jones is the present Incumbent praying leave
that a Bill may be brought in to empower the Justices of Charles
County Court to Levy Twenty p poll more on the protestants of the
said Parish so long as he shall Continue Incumbent therein and
ordered to be thus Endorsed

By the Upper House of Assembly 26^th May 1730.

Read and Recommended to the Consideration of the Lower House
of Assembly
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Sent to the Lower House by Coll^o Rider
His Excellency the Governour is pleased to Communicate to this
House an Address of the Lower House of 23^d Instant

To the Honourable Benedict Leonard Calvert Esq^r Govern^r of
Maryland. The humble Address of the Lower
House of Assembly

May it please Your Honour

p. 12

The Right Honourable the Lord Propri^ry having lately Dissented
to several Laws past within this Province which the Legislature
thought Beneficial to the Inhabitants thereof And it being the