84 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 11, 1748.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
May 25

County relating to a Court House &c Indorsed. By the upper House
of Assembly, referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly.
Benedict Calvert, Esq^r from the Upper House, delivers to M^r
Speaker the following Message; ( See page 23 )
On reading the Bill entituled An Act for processioning Lands &c.
the Question was put, Whether Six or Twelve Months be given to
two or more persons legally entitled to the Lands contiguous in
Their own Right, or in the Right of Any Infant, to have the pre-
emption and Liberty of taking Vacancy, in proportion to the Num-
ber of Acres contained in the contiguous Tracts, in which they are
so interested as aforesaid.
The House being divided on the Question, the same was deter-
mined by Vote of the Honourable Speaker, That Six Months Time
be given.

For Six Months

p. 769 M^r Key

M^r Harrison

M^r Pearce

Barnes

King

Buchanan

Mills

Dashiel

Paca

J. Gresham

Handy

Gordon

R. Gresham

R. Henry

Dulany

Harris

Lloyd

Tilghman

P. Hammond

Hooper

J. Henry

Worthington

George

Scarborough

For Twelve Months

M^r Bond

M^r Thomas

M^r Wootton

Carroll

J. Goldsborough

Stoddert

Smith

Ennalls

Addison

Brome

Sulivane

T. Hammond

Mackall

Hyland

Hopper

Smallwood

Bayard

Robins

Wilkinson .

Sheredine

Purnell

N. Goldsborough

J. Hall

The Question was put, Whether the Bill entituled, An Act for
processioning of Land, &c. be committed for Amendment or not,
resolved in the Affirmative.
M^r Mackall hath Leave to go home.
The House adjourns until Tomorrow Morning at 9 a Clock.

May 26

Thursday Morning May 26^th 1748.
The House met according to Adjournment &c.
All appeared as yesterday except M^r Mackall.
Capt. Ennalls hath Leave of the House to go home.