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L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
October 12
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Mr. C. Goldsborough, from the Committee of Laws, delivers to
Mr. Speaker a Bill, intituled, An Act for the Trial of all Matters of
Fact in the several Counties where they have arisen, or shall arise ;
which was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. Tilghman, from the Committee of Elections and Privileges,
delivers to Mr. Speaker the following Report; viz.
By the Committee of Elections and Privileges, October 12, 1753.
Your Committee having inspected the Writ directed to the Mayor,
Recorder and Aldermen of the City of Annapolis, for electing a
Delegate to serve in this present General Assembly, do find, that
George Steuart is returned, by the Aldermen aforesaid, as a Delegate
for the said City, as by Return on the Writ aforesaid, and Indenture
thereunto annexed, may appear; which Return is not signed by the
Mayor.
That Alexander Hamilton is returned as a Delegate for the said
City, as by an Indenture, and Return thereon, signed by the Mayor of
the said City, may appear; which Return is not signed by the
Aldermen.
That the said Returns are not signed by the Recorder of the said
City.
Your Committee beg Leave to observe, that by the Indentures
annex'd to the said Writ, the said George Steuart and Alexander
Hamilton are impowered to advise, debate, act, do, and consent to
all such Things as by common Consent shall happen to be ordained
and enacted, to the Honour and Glory of GOD, the Service of his
Majesty, his Lordship, and the Citizens of the City aforesaid:
Whereby the Good and Welfare of the Province in general, appears
to be excluded from the Care and Attention of the said Delegate ;
which your Committee find is not only different from the Writ afore-
said, but also, from former Indentures in such Cases made, and as
they humbly conceive, disagreeable to the Charter of the said City,
by which it is granted that Delegates returned for the said City, shall
have full Power, and free Votes, in all and every of our General
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Assemblies touching or concerning all Matters, or Things, there to be
discoursed and handled, as other the Deputies or Delegates of the
several and respective Counties formerly have had, now have, or
hereafter may have.
Your Committee having also inspected the Writ directed to the
Sheriff of Kent County, and Return thereon, for electing a Deputy
and Delegate to serve in this General Assembly, do find, that
Mr. Abraham Falconar is duly returned as a Delegate for Kent
County aforesaid.
All which is submitted to the Consideration of your Honourable
House.
Signed per Order, Benjamin Beall, Cl. Com.
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