74 Assembly Proceedings, May 21— June 16, 1730.

L. H. J.

A Bill Entituled an Act Altering the bounds of Two Acres of
Land heretofore Granted to Great Choptank parish on which the
Chappel in Vienna now stands was read the first time & Ordered
to Lye on the Table.
Coll^o Ward from the Upper House delivered to M^r Speaker the
Petition of John Cornelius Indorsed thus. [The text of this endorse-
ment is printed at page 11.]
The Petition of John Vines Indorsed thus [The text of this
endorsement is printed at page 11.]
The Petition of Benjamin Freeman Indorsed thus. [The text
of this endorsement is printed at page 11.]

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The Petition of David Robinson was read & granted.
The three Several Petitions referred here from the Upper House
were read & granted
The Petition of Thomas Jackson was read & granted.
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House delivered to M^r Speaker
the Petition of Thomas Spaldin Junior of S^t Marys County Indorsed
thus.

By the Upper House of Assembly 26^th May 1730

Read & referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p Order Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

And the Petition of Several Inhabitants of Charles, S^t Marys,
Prince Georges and Calvert County s Indorsed thus [For the text of
this endorsement see page 12.]
The House Adjourns untill Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Tuesday at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

The House met according to Adjournment, The Members were
Called and all present as in the Morning.
The Petition of John Smith of Cecil County was read & granted
with this Provision that the Sureties for the said Petitioner in regard
to his Sherriffs Office have the Precedence in payment to other
Creditors.
On reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Saint Mary's County
Charles County &c^a the question was put whether the said Petition
should be rejected or referred untill next Session. Resolved that it
be referred.
Coll^o Ryder from the Upper House delivered to M^r Speaker the
Petition of part of the Parishioners of the Reverend M^r Jones's
parish in Charles County Indorsed thus, [For the text of this en-
dorsement see page 12.]