540 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 4, 1744.

L. H. J.

May 17

Thursday Morning, May 17, 1744

The House met According to Adjournment, &c.
Capt. Selby delivers M^r Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act to enable
Certain Commissioners therein named to lay out Acres of Land
into Lots for a Town on Indian River, in Worcester County ;
as also acres of Land into Lots, at the Head of Asseteague
Creek, at a place Called Trap, for a Town; which was Read the
ffirst time, and ordered to lie on the Table.

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The Petition of Samuel Wilson, of Somerset County, praying

Leave to bring in a Bill, to make over and Convey to David Wilson,

all the Estate, Right, and Title, which Margaret Lindow had in
Certain Lands Devised by Col^o David Brown; was Read, and Leave
given to bring in a Bill as prayed.
M^r Calder from the Committee of Laws, delivers M^r Speaker a
Bill, entituled, an Act to exempt part Owners of Ship's and other
Vessels, being Residents of this Province, from the Payment of
Duties; which was Read the ffirst time, and ordered to lie on the
Table.
M^r Smith from the Committee of Elections and Privileges, deliv-
ers M^r Speaker the following Report, Viz.
By the Committee of Elections and Privileges, May 16, 1744.
Your Committee having Examined the Writ directed to the
Sheriff of Worcester County, and Inspected the Several Indentures
therewith Returned, of John Purnell, Thomas Robins, John Henry,
and Parker Selby, Members Returned to serve this Assembly; To
find, that all the said Members are duly Elected, according to the
Writ aforesaid; but that we are in doubt, whether the said writ was
Issued according to Law.
All which is humbly Submitted to the Consideration of the House
Signed, per Order, Tho. Jennings, Cf. Com.
On Consideration of the aforesaid Report, the Question was put,
Whether this shall be the Question put; viz. Whether the said Writs
were Issued According to Law or not? Resolved, That be the
Question.

ffor that Question;

M^r Waughop Major Hall M^r W. Wilkinson
M^r Swann M^r Worthington Major Sheredine
M^r R. Gresham M^r Smith M^r Magruder
M^r Wilson M^r Weems M^r Wootton
M^r J. Gresham M^r Brome M^r O. Sprigg
D^r Carroll M^r Smallwood M^r Pemberton
M^r Philip Hammond Cap^t Harrison M^r T. Wilkinson