284 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 12, 1739.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

frequently purchase their Rights of such Lands as we take up as well
as of the Lord Proprietary.
Resolved further that this Province hath always hitherto had the
Common Law, and such General Statutes of England as are not
restrained by words of Locall Limitation in them, and such Acts of
Assembly as were made in the Province, to suit it's perticular Con-
stitution as the Rule and standard of it's Government and Judicature,
such Statutes and Acts of Assembly being Subject to the like Rules
of Common Law or equitable Construction, as are used by the
Judges in Construing Statutes in England, which happy Rules have
by his Majesty and his Royal Ancestors, and also by his Lordship and
his Noble Ancestors or some of them been hitherto approved by leav-
ing the Commissions of Judicature to Include Directions of that
Nature to the Several Judicial Magistrates unless those words have at
any time been Casually or Carelessly Omitted by the officers in this
Province that Drew such Commissions, That therefore whoever shall
advise his Lordship or his Successors to Govern by any other Rules
of Government are evil Councillors, Ill Wishers to his Lordship and
to our present Happy Constitution and intend thereby to Infringe
our English Liberties, and to frustrate in great Measure the Intent
of the Crown by the Original Grant of this Province to the Lord
Proprietary.

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The House approved and Agreed to the above Resolves, made in
the Year 1725 and Ordered that they be Entred in the Journal this
Session as the Resolves of this House, Except where Alterations are
made in them by Express Acts of Assembly, And whereas it is Con-
tained in the said Resolves that the Clerk of this House shall sign
all proceedings, As Clerk of the House of Delegates, and in no other
manner upon which some Disputes have formerly Arisen between
the two Houses of Assembly, for Prevention of any Disputes which
may retard the Dispatch of Publick Business it is now Resolved, that
all Proceedings shall be signed by the said Clerk, as Clerk of the
Lower House, always saving to the Members of this House and the
People they Represent and their Posterity all their Rights and Priv-
iledges whatsoever, and Protesting that those Rights and Privi-
ledges shall not, nor ought to be hurt prejudiced or lessened by the
Clerk of this House his Signing the proceedings thereof as Clerk
of the Lower House.
The House agree to the Rules observed last Session of Assembly.
Doc^r Carroll M^r Stoughton and M^r Denton were ordered to
prepare an Address to the Governour on his Speech.
Daniel Dulany Esq^r and Cap^t Robert Gordon the returned Mem-
bers for the City of Annapolis appeared in the House. M^r Denton
and M^r Gassaway Ordered to go to the Upper House and see them
Qualified they return and Acquaint M^r Speaker they see them Quali-
fied by taking the Several Oaths to the Government required by Law