Acts. 233

the tenth day of Novem^r Yearly at which time again to Call and
Convene the whole Assembly for that Occasion only Considering the
Great Number of them and the Remoteness of their Habitations
from the place Appointed would be Very Chargeable and Trouble-
some to the whole Province in Generall for Prevention whereof.
Be it Enacted by the R^t Hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry by and with the
Advice and Consent of his Lordships Governour and the upper and
Lower houses of this present Generall Assembly and the Authority
of the same that the Hon^ble Coll W^m Holland, Coll Samuel Young
Co^l Thomas Addison & Coll: Richard Tilghman of his L^dships
Hon^ble Uper house of Assembly, and the Hon^ble Coll. Matthew Tilgh-
man Ward Cap^t Thomas Trueman Greenfield Coll Nathan^l Hynson
Cap^t Daniel Mariartee Coll. John Mackall Coll. James Maxwell Capt,
Tho^s Dent M^r Samuel Hopkins Cap^t Tobias Pollard Cap^t James
Grisby M^r Robert Tyler and M^r Charles Wright of the Hon^ble the
Lower house of Assembly or the Major part of them be and Appear
at the Citty of Annapolis on the first Tuesday in October next then
and there to lay & Assess the said publick Levy Already raised and
also to Allow Levey & Assess what further Charge may Accrue,
which to them shall justly Appear to be due from the Publick not
Exceeding One hundred and fifty thousand pounds of Tobacco &
Six hundred pounds Sterl or the Value thereof in Curr^t mony more
then what is already raised and Likewise to Apportion Order and
Pay out of the Publick Treasury of this province the Sume of Eighty
Pounds and two Pence Curr^t mony of this Province to the Severall
persons to whom the same shall be due as by the Journall of the
Committee of Accounts Appears and a fair Journall of all their
Proceedings to be Delivered to the Clerk of Assembly for Satisfac-
tion of all persons therewith Concerned by the tenth day of Nov^r
next, And if it shall happen that his Excellency shall please to Con-
vene an Assembly before the said first Tuesday in October af^d then
this present Act and Every Clause therein Contained shall be void
and of no force

Liber LL, 4
Acts
p. 389

An Act for the Relief of Severall Poor Prisoners therein
Menconed

Whereas Esther Oldfield, Esther Smith, Dominick Kenslagh and
Mary Creagh Prisoners in the Custody of the Sherriffe of Ann
arundel County have by their Severall humble Petitions to this
present Generall Assembly sett fourth that they have Continued a
long time in Coale for the Paym^t of Divers fees and Costs of Suite,
and that they have nothing in the world wherewith to Satisfie the
same, so that unless some relief be provided for them by an Act to be
past in their favour they must undoubtedly Continue Prisoners for
Life And for that this Present Generall Assembly are Satisfied

Acts of 1718,
ch. 7
p. 390