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L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
June 10
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in Assembly, so long as such House doth or shall claim or exercise
a Negative on any of the Proceedings of the House of Delegates.
Resolved, That none of the Persons, who in the Time of a Gen-
eral Assembly of this Province do, or hereafter shall, sit as Mem-
bers of an Upper House of Assembly, and do or shall, for the Time
being, as such, claim or exercise a Negative on any of the Proceed-
ings of the House of Delegates of the said Province, have any Right
to vote at an Election of Delegates to serve in Assembly, so long
as such Negative shall be claimed or exercised: And that any Vote
given by such Person is and shall be deemed and taken to be abso-
lutely void, and of no Effect, in such Election.
Mr. Harris hath Leave to go home.
Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms do take Mr. Robert Chesley,
the Sheriff of St. Mary's County, into Custody.
The House adjourns until Monday Morning at 9 of the Clock.
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June 12
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Monday Morning, June 12, 1749.
The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as on Saturday, except Mr. Harris, Capt.
Addison, and Capt Lee. The Proceedings of Saturday were read.
The House appointed Col King, Mr. Wootton, and Dr. Buchanan,
a Committee to tax the several Fees and Charges, that arose on the
Petition of sundry the Inhabitants of St. Mary's County; and Or-
dered, That they do report the same to the House.
On motion that a Bill be brought in, to reduce the legal Interest
on Tobacco, Money, and the Damages on Protested Bills of Ex-
change; Leave is given. Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do
prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock.
Post Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment.
The Petition of the Reverend Mr. Hugh Jones, Rector of St.
Stephen's Parish, in Csecil County, was read and referred to the
Consideration of next Assembly; and Ordered, That the Petitioner
give Notice to all Persons concerned, of his having preferred his
Petition to the General Assembly, and of the Order of Reference.
Col. King, from the Committee appointed to tax the Fees and
Charges on St. Mary's County Petition, delivers to Mr. Speaker
the following Report :
By the Committee appointed by the Lower House of Assembly, to
settle the Allowances to the several Evidences, for their Attendance
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