The Lower House.
For the affirmative

73

L. H. J.

M^r Key

M^r Dashiel

M^r Paca

Liber No. 46
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Barnes

Handy

J. Hall

Bond

R. J. Henry

Addison

Mills

Ennals

Gordon

Harris

Lecompte

Dulany

Smith

Sulivane

Hopper

Mackall

Hyland

Robins

Smallwood

Pearce

J. Henry

Harrison

Bayard

Scarborough

King

Sheredine

Purnell

For the Negative

M^r John Gresham

M^r Wilkinson

M^r Hooper

Rich^d Gresham

N. Goldsborough

Wootton

H. Hall

Thomas

T. Hammond

Carroll

Lloyd

Tilghman

Worthington

J. Goldsborough

Which Bill was Indorsed read the second Time and will pass.
The House adjourns until To morrow Morning at 9 o'Clock.

Wednesday Morning May 18. 1748.

The House met according to adjournment &c.
M^r Philip Hammond appeared in the House. The Bill entituled
An Act to restrain the ill Behaviour of Clergymen, was sent to the
Upper House by Col. Dashiel and M^r Harris, ordered That no Peti-
tion to this House be received after Tuesday next. On motion Leave
given to bring in a bill to erect a Town, by the name of Newport;
in Worcester County, Ordered, that the Committee of Laws do pre-
pare and bring in a Bill accordingly.

Col Hammond from the upper House delivers to M^r Speaker a
petition of several freeholders of Prince Georges County, and a
remonstrance made to the Justices of Prince George's County, by
several Freeholders &c. Indorsed By the Upper House of Assem-
bly, referred to the Consideration of the Lower House.
Col. Hammond from the Upper House, delivers to M^r Speaker
a petition of the Inhabitants of Queen Caroline Parish Anne Arun-
del County; a petition of the Vestrymen and Church W^rardens of
All hallows parish in Worcester County; and a petition of diverse
parishioners of all Saints parish in Prince Georges County; severally
Indorsed,

May 18