222 Assembly Proceedings, July 13-July 29, 1731.

L. H. J.

Endeavours, to remove the Heavy Pressures under which it at
Present Groans; wherein we are Obliged in Duty as well as En-
gaged by your Inclinations to give you all the Assistance in our
Power.
Signed by Order of the House p John Mackall, Speaker

p. 293

July 14th 1731.

M^r Robert Gordon and M^r Joshua George are Ordered to Acquaint
the Governeur this House hath prepared an Address to him, And
Desire to know when and where he will receive the same, They return
and Acquaint M^r Speaker that they Delivered their Message And
that the Governeur made them Answer that he would be ready to
receive the same at his House in half an hours time
A Motion was made by a Member of this House that the Votes &
Resolves of this Session be Printed and the Printer Allowed for the
same as Usual, It was Resolved in the Negative.
A Motion was made by a Member of this house that a Bill be
brought in to Enable the Justices of Calvert County to Assess a
Quantity of Tobacco on the Taxable Inhabitants of the said County,
not exceeding ten thousand pounds of Tobacco to be Applyed to pay
for the Painting the Court house of the said County.
The Petition of the Vestrymen Church Wardens & Parishioners of
Westminster Parish in Ann Arundell County to the Governour and
the Upper & Lower Houses of Assembly (Sent down here from the
Upper house) praying leave to Bring in a bill to Enable them to
build a New Church and Purchase two Acres of Land just where
an old School House stood where on Patrick Ogilvie formerly kept
school to build a Church on & to Enable the Justices of Ann Arun-
dell County to Assess yearly on the Taxable persons of said Parish
so much Tobacco as will be Sufficient to purchase the said two Acres
of Land and build the said Church was read & leave given to bring in
a bill as prayed.
The Petition of the Mayor Recorder and Alderman of the City of
Annapolis referred from last Session of Assembly praying leave to
bring in a bill to Empower them to make By Laws &c Read & leave
given to bring in a Bill as prayed.
A Member of this House having Acquainted the House that the
Small Pox has raged in Joppa in Baltemore County where the Court
for that County is Held that by reason thereof the last June Court
did not Proceed to Business that, that Distemper Still rages in
the Neighbourhood of the said place that the said County Court
is Appointed by Law to Sit the first Tuesday in August next by which
time there is but very Little probability to hope that that Dangerous
Destemper will be so far Abated as to render it Safe for a Great
Number of People to meet together And that Several Members