The Lower House. 215

Tuesday Morning June 9. 1741

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
Col^o Hammond from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the
Bill entituled An Act for enlarging the Jurisdiction of the County
Courts within this Province Indorsed (See page 171)
James Holliday Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill entituled An Act for the Relief of John Blandford and
Hannah Ratcliffe Indorsed (See page 171)
Which Bill was here Read and Passed for Ingrossing
On Reading the Report from the Committee of Aggrievances
brought in on Saturday last relating to the Justices of Prince Georges
County levying on the Inhabitants of that County Tobacco instead
of Money contrary to express directions of Acts of Assembly the
same is unanimously Concurred with and resolved to be a Great
Grievance And a Question was thereupon put that the Magistrates
of Prince Georges County be sent for Resolved in the Affirmative

L. H. J.
June 9
p. 275

For the Affirmative
M^r Swann M^r Smallwood M^r Gist
Wilson Stoughton Edward Sprigg
Carroll Goldsborough Wootton
Denton Edward Lloyd Magruder
Henry Hall Robert Lloyd Osborn Sprigg
Smith Ennalls Pemberton
Weems Colvill Wilkinson
Courts Sheredine

For the Negative
M^r Read M^r Middleton M^r George
Waughop King Rumsey
Aisquith Henry Pearce
Calder Gale Dulany
Harris Thomas Gordon
Hynson Hooper Wright
Hanson Trippe

The House Adjourns until two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House met again according to Adjournment
Col^o Lloyd hath leave to go Home
Ordered that the Clerk of the House issue Summons's for Mess^rs
Peter Dent, Nathaniel Wickham Junior Richard Keene Thomas
Owen Thomas Cresap, Henry Truman, John Hawkins Junior, and
Joseph Chapline Justices of Prince Georges County respectively to
appear at the Bar of this House on Wednesday the 17^th of this Instant
which Summons be directed to the Serjeant at Arms attending this
House that they be duly served