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and interesting Nature of the Matters, at present under your Delib-
eration, do require and demand.
Hor.° Sharpe.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.
Post-Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Col. Harrison and Capt. Addison appeared in the House.
Mr. Hugh Wallis, a Delegate returned to serve in this Assembly,
for Kent County, appeared in the House.
Ordered, That Mr. Gresham, and Mr. Williamson, do go to the
Upper House to see him qualified: They return, and acquaint Mr.
Speaker, they saw him qualified in the usual Manner.
The Gentleman took his Seat in the House.
The Serjeant at Arms having made a Return, that by Virtue of
the Order of the Lower House of Assembly to him directed, he had
taken into Custody Mr. William Rasin, Sheriff of Kent County, who
was ready to attend according to Order of the House.
Ordered, That Mr. William Rasin do appear at the Bar of the
House, in Custody of the Serjeant.
Mr. Rasin appeared accordingly, and acquainted Mr. Speaker,
that he had directed his Deputy, one of the Under-Sheriffs of Kent
County, to return the Writ of Election, which had been directed to
him as Sheriff of Kent County, to elect a Delegate for the said
County, and the Indenture thereto annexed, with the Return thereon
by him made, with all convenient Speed, which his said Deputy had
neglected to do, but that he had now brought the said Writ of Elec-
tion, and annexed Indenture thereto, with the Return made thereon,
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Liber No. 47
May 13
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and humbly submitted the same to the Consideration of the House.
Ordered, That Mr. Rasin do withdraw.
The House having considered Mr. William Rasin's Excuse and
Submission, made at the Bar: Ordered, That the Committee of
Accounts do tax the Fees due to the Officers of the House, on the
Complaint against William Rasin, Sheriff of Kent County, for omit-
ting to return the Writ of Election, and Indentures, signed at the
last Election for said County.
On motion, Ordered, That this House do proceed to take into
Consideration on Thursday next, being the 16.th Instant, that Part
of his Excellency's Speech which recommends a Foundation of a
more perfect and public Seminary of Learning, and at the same Time,
to take into Consideration the several Laws that have been made for
Establishment of Public and County Schools within this Province.
Mr. J. Goldsborough, from the Committee of Accounts, delivers
to Mr. Speaker, the following Report, viz.
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