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L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
December 13
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2. That no Member speak above once at the reading of any Bill
or Debate, without License of the Speaker and the House; and if
two Persons, or more, shall rise up together, the Speaker shall appoint
who shall speak first; and no Member shall interrupt any other, until
the Gentleman speaking hath ended.
3. That none shall deliver his Opinion, or speak to any Bill or
Debate, unless he shall stand up, and reverently direct his Speech to
the Speaker.
4. That every Bill proposed to the House shall be read two several
Days before it is sent to the Upper House, and once after, before it
be ingrossed, and that between every Reading one Day shall be
intermitted; and that in that Time the Bill be laid on the Table, for
the Perusal of all the Members; unless, on very urgent Occasions,
Mr. Speaker, with the Consent of the House, shall dispense there-
with; and then one Bill being read twice at one Sitting, shall be as
sufficient as if read several Days, when so entered in the Clerk's
Journal.
5. That no Person shall come into the House of Assembly whilst
the same is sitting, with Sword or other Weapon, upon Penalty of
such Fine as shall be imposed on them by the Speaker, not exceeding
five Shillings for any Offence.
6. That if any Member, bound to attend this Assembly, shall be
absent at the Hours and Place appointed, after the Number of
twelve of the Members, with the Speaker, are met, according to the
Order for fitting, shall be fined according to the Discretion of the
Speaker, not exceeding Five Shillings for any Offence; unless upon
such lawful Excuse as the Speaker shall admit of.
7. All Misdemeanours which shall happen in the House, shall be
censured and fined in the House.
8. That no Bill shall be read at any Time during this Session,
'til all the Members in Town be called in; except on some Excuse to
be admitted by the Speaker.
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Resolved, unanimously, That the following be entered on the
Journal as the Resolves of this House; viz.
Resolved by the House, That the Members who are appointed as
Members of the Committee of Aggrievances, have likewise the Char-
acter of a Committee for Courts of Justice; and that That Character,
and the Duty of such Committee be annexed to the said Committee
of Aggrievances, as a standing Part of their Duty. And that it be an
Instruction to the said Committee of Courts of Justice, that they
observe the Nature of all the Commissions to the several Courts of
Judicature within this Province; and that they especially observe any
Alterations that may at any Time happen by accidental Omission,
or otherwise, therein; and particularly relating to such Words therein,
as require the several Judges and Justices to hear, try, and determine,
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