174 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 2-Nov. 17, 1753.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
October 15

Monday Morning, October 15, 1753.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c. all appeared as
on Saturday, except Mr. Rasin, Mr. Gresham, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. J.
Goldsborough, Mr. Edmondson, Mr. Tilghman, Mr. Govane, Major
Ridgely, Mr. Pearce, Capt. Addison, Mr. Murdock, Capt. Hopper,
and Mr. Tillotson.
Col. Hooper, from the Committee of Laws, acquaints Mr. Speaker,
that a Clerk Assistant, to the Clerk of that Committee, was wanting,
for the Expediting the public Business, and that if the House thought
proper to allow thereof, That Committee had made Choice of
Mr. Stephen Bordley, junr. as such: The House approved the
Choice, and ordered that the said Clerk be qualified by taking the
Oaths to the Government and Oath of Office, in the usual Manner.

The following Certificate was lodged with the Clerk of the House,
viz.
October 15, 1753.
Then came before me the Subscriber, one of his Lordship's Jus-
tices for Anne-Arundel County, Stephen Bordley, junr. who, being
sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, took the Oaths to
the Government, repeated and signed the Test, and Oath of Abjura-
tion, and likewise the following Oath; to wit,

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You Stephen Bordley, junr. do swear, That as Clerk Assistant, to
the Committee of Laws, you shall true Entries make of all such
Matters and Things, as by that Committee for the Time being, shall
be to you directed; the Secrets of the said Committee you shall not
divulge, to the Prejudice of the said Committee, or any Member
thereof, but shall in all Things, as Clerk Assistant to the said Com-
mittee, well and truly demean yourself, according to the best of your
Knowledge. So help you God.
Thomas Jennings.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.

The House met according to Adjournment.
Mr. Key, from the Committee of Laws, delivers to Mr. Speaker
a Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing the public Roads in this Prov-
ince; which was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Dr. Carroll, from the Committee of Laws, delivers to Mr. Speaker
a Bill, intituled, An Act to prevent Masters of Ships and Vessels from
clandestinely carrying Servants and Slaves, or Persons indebted,
out of this Province; which was read the first Time, and ordered to
lie on the Table.
Mr. Charles Goldsborough, from the Committee of Laws, delivers
to Mr. Speaker a Bill, intituled, An Act to prevent Persons from