The Lower House. 315

relation to James Plummers Complaint be allowed as the fees were
taxed the last Assembly to Evidence that attended.
The House taken into Consideration the behaviour of M^r John
Leeds whilst in the office of a Magistrate of Talbot County and the
Representations thereof made at the last Assembly and the proofs
thereon, the Question was put whether M^r John Leeds shall be
sent for to answer the same or not. Resolved in the affirmative.
Ordered that the Clerk Issue Summons for M^r John Leeds to
attend this House forthwith. M^r Denton from the Committee of
Laws delivers M^r Speaker an Ingrossed bill Entituled an Act reviving
and Continuing an Act of Assembly of this province Entituled an
Act for the speedy recovery of small Debts out of Court before a
Single Justice of Peace. An Ingrossed bill Entituled an Act to Con-
tinue an Act of Assembly of this province Entituled a Supplementary
Act to the act Entituled an Act for Emitting and making Current
ninety Thousand pounds Current money of Maryland in bills of
Credit and to restrain some evil practices of Sherriffs under Colour of
the said act Committed.
And an Ingrossed bill Entituled an Act to Continue an Act of
Assembly of this province Entituled an Act for the better relief of
poor Debtors which bills were Severally read assented to, and sent to
the upper house with the paper bills by M^r Henry and M^r Hall.
M^r Rumsey appointed one of the Committee to Inspect the Ac-
counts and proceeding of the Comm^rs for emitting bills of Credit &c.
in the room of M^r Moale at the request of the Committee of Ag-
greivances ordered that the Clerk Issue summons for M^r Tho^s Bullen
of Talbot County, to Attend this House forthwith it being moved
by a member that the Sherriff of Cecil County by order of the Cheif
Justice of the provincial Court had Employed a guard to prevent
William Turner from breaking prison and escaping his Custody and
that the sherriff be allowed his reasonable Charge for so doing
Ordered that the Sherriff bring in his Account.

L. H. J.

Lib. No. 45

The House adjourned untill to morrow morning at nine of the
Clock

p. 812

Friday Morning May 18^th 1739

The House met according to adjournment. Coll King from Com-
mittee of Accounts brings in an Account Delivered to the Committee
by M^r Goldsborough Sherriff of Talbot being for Expences he was
put to for hiring a particular Guard to prevent William Turners
breaking prison who was Committed to his Custody the Question
was put whether the said Account be Allowed or not. Resolved in
the negative.

May 18