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Build a Court House. And the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
back parts of Prince Georges County and the adjacent places praying
leave to Discharge their Taxes in money. Severally Indorsed by
the upper house of Assembly. Recommended to the Consideration
of the lower house of Assembly.
The House adjourns till Two of the Clock in the afternoon.

Post Merediem. The House met according to Adjournment.
Coll Hanson from the Committee of Elections and Priviledges De-
livers M^r Speaker the following Report

By the Committee of Elections and Priviledges 11^th May 1739.

Your Committee having Examined the writs and Inspected the
several Indentures of the members returned to serve in this Assem-
bly do find that the Several Writs Directed to the Several Sherriffs
of this province are duly returned Except the Sheriff of S^t Marys
County who hath not returned the writ of Election annexed to the
said Indentures according to the Tenour thereof. Likewise find that
M^r John Read M^r James Waughop M^r James Swann and M^r Thomas
Aisquith members returned for St. Marys County are duly Elected.
That Coll Robert Hanson M^r Bayne Smallwood M^r William Midle-
ton and M^r John Courts Members returned for Charles County are
duly Elected.
That Coll John Mackall M^r Walter Smith, M^r James Weems and
M^r Joseph Hall Members Returned for Calvert County are Duly
Elected. That M^r Turner Wootton Maj^r Edward Sprigg M^r John
Magruder and M^r Osborn Sprigg Members Returned for Prince
Georges County are Duly Elected.

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That Doc^r Charles Carroll M^r Vachel Denton M^r Phillip Ham-
mond and Cap^t Thomas Gassaway Members Returned for Ann
Arundell County are Duly Elected.
That Daniel Dulany Esq^r and Cap^t Robert Gordon Members
Returned for the City of Annapolis are duly Elected. That Cap^t
Thomas Sheredine M^r Roger Matthews M^r John Moale M^r Richard
Caswell Members Returned for Baltimore County are Duly Elected.
That Coll Robert King M^r William Stoughton M^r Robert Jenkins
Henry and M^r John Gale Members Returned for Sumerset County
are Duly Elected. That Coll Henry Hooper Cap^t Henry Trippe
Cap^t Bartholomew Ennalls and M^r John Brannock Members Re-
turned for Dorchester County are duly Elected.
That M^r Nicholas Goldsborough, M^r William Thomas M^r Edward
Lloyd and M^r Robert Lloyd Members Returned for Talbot County
are duly Elected.
That M^r Grundy Pemberton M^r Solomon Clayton M^r Thomas
Wilkinson and M^r Edward Wright Members returned for Queen

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