The Lower House. 333

Friday Morning October 8. 1742

The House met according to Adjournment
All Members appeared as Yesterday except M^r Philip Hammond,
M^r Pearce and M^r Brome
Samuel Chamberlain Esq^r from the Upper House delivers
M^r Speaker A Petition of the Freeholders of Baltimore Town pray-
ing Leave to enlarge their Town and build A Bridge over Jones's
Falls: A Petition of the Inhabitants of Prince Georges County
praying Leave to bring in a Bill to divide their County and A Peti-
tion of Saint Paul's Parish in Baltimore County to raise a Sum
of Money to build A Chappel of Ease
James Harris Esq^r delivers M^r Speaker A Bill entituled An Act
to revive An Act of Assembly of this Province Entituled An Act
for the better Relief of Poor Debtors; Indorsed (See page 279)
Which Bill was Read and Passed for Ingrossing
The House Adjourns until 2 of the Clock in the afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
M^r Smith from the Committee of Elections and Priviledges de-
livers M^r Speaker the following Report viz.
By the Committee of Elections and Priviledges October 8, 1742
Your Committee examined the Writs and inspected the several
Indentures of the Members returned to serve this Assembly do find
that the several Writs directed to the several Sheriffs of this Prov-
ince are duly returned
We likewise find that M^r James Waughop, M^r James Swann
M^r John Griffith and M^r Robert Chesley Members returned for
Saint Marys County are duly Elected
That M^r [Richard Gresham] M^r George Wilson M^r James Calder
and M^r John Gresham returned Members for Kent County are duly
Elected
That Doctor Charles Carroll M^r Philip Hammond M^r Henry Hall
and M^r [Thomas] Worthington returned Members for Ann Arundel
County are duly Elected
That M^r Walter Smith M^r James Weems, M^r Joseph Hall and
M^r John Brome returned Members for Calvert County are duly
Elected
That M^r Bayne Smallwood, M^r Richard Harrison, M^r William
Wilkinson and M^r Robert Yeates Members returned for Charles
County are duly Elected
That M^r Nicholas Goldsborough M^r Robert Lloyd M^r William
Thomas M^r John Goldsborough Members returned for Talbot County
are duly Elected

L. H. J.
October 8