The Lower House. 531

Friday Morning May 2^d 1740

The House met according to Adjournment, &c. Col^o Hooper
appeared in the House.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 46

May 2

Doctor Carroll from the Committee of Laws, brings in the follow-
ing Address to the Governor, which was Read, Approved and
Ordered to be Ingrosed.
To his Excellency Samuel Ogle, Esq^r Governor of Maryland.
The humble Address of the House of Delegates of the said Prov-
ince in Assembly Convened

May 1t please your Excellency
Your Excellency having been pleased to signify in your answer to
a former Address of this House, " That the proper Officers should
readily lay before us all such Transcripts of Records, or other
Papers as we may want to send Home during this Session, or order
any Person after the breaking up of the Assembly to call for upon
Account of the Publick, on the Proper Application of such Person."
In Order to prevent any further Misunderstanding, denial of the
said Copies, or Authenticating the same, We humbly pray that your
Excellency will be pleased to acquaint this House what method of
Application will be most agreable to you, to obtain Transcripts or
Copies of such Records Authenticated on Account of the Publick
during the Interval of Assembly, if the same shall be required.
The House Adjourns to Two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem

The House met according to Adjournment
The Address to the Governor being Ingrossed and Prepared, was
signed on behalf of the Lower House, by the Honourable Speaker :
M^r Mathews and Col^o Hooper, Ordered to acquaint the Governor,
this House hath prepared an Address to him, and desires to know
when and where he will be pleased to receive it
They return and acquaint M^r Speaker, the Governor will receive
the Address in the Council Chamber immediately
Col^o Hanson and five more sent to present the Address to his
Excellency
M^r George from the Committee of Laws, brings in a Bill entituled
An Act for the Trial of all Matters of Fact in the several Counties
where they have arisen or shall arise
A Bill for reviving an Act, entituled, An Act for Naturalization.
A Bill Reviving An Act, entituled An Act for the Advancement
of Justice, as also, An Act of Assembly, entituled A Supplementary
Act to the Act for the Advancement of Justice.

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