458 Assembly Proceedings, July 11-August 8, 1732.

L. H. J.

Coll^o Ward from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker the
following Message with copy of the Oath of Judge or Justice and

Copy of the Governours Letter. [The text of this message is printed
at page 380.]
Form of an Oath of Judge or Justice [The form of the oath is
printed at page 378.]

p. 373

[The speech of Gov. Ogle is printed at page 377.]
Coll^o Tilghman from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker
the Petition of Alexander Contee of Prince Georges County Indorsed
thus,

By the Upper House of Assembly July 18^th 1732.

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

M^r Contees Petition read here and Granted.
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker
the following Petitions Viz. A Petition of Several Inhabitants of
Baltemore County, Also a Petition of Several Inhabitants of Ann
Arundell County in Relation to patuxent River Severally Indorsed
thus,

By the Upper House of Assembly 18^th July 1732.

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

Which Petitions was read here & Granted
The House Adjourns untill Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Tuesday Afternoon,

The House met according to Adjournment, The Members were
Called and all Present as in the Morning, M^r Howard Absent through
Sickness.
M^r Hammond brings in a bill Entituled an Act to prevent the Ex-
portation of Trashy and unmerchantable Leaf Tobacco.
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Upper House Delivered to M^r
Speaker a Petition of the Inhabitants of Queen Anns County Indorsed
thus.

By the Upper House of Assembly 18^th July 1732

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