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Province, his Writ of Election, which Third Day of October, in the
said Return mentioned, is Twelve Months after the Day on which
the Writ of Election is returnable; which your Committee conceive
was occasioned by a Mistake of the Sheriff.

All which is humbly submitted to the Consideration of your Hon-
ourable House.

Signed per Order, Basil Dorsey, junr. Clerk of said Committee.
Which was Read, and the House concurs therewith.

On Motion, Ordered, That the said Report be again Read, also the
Writ of Election for Frederick County, and the Indentures thereto
affixed, which was Read accordingly.

It appearing to this House on Reading the Indentures, signed
between the Sheriff and the Electors of Frederick County, at the
late Election held for the said County, that they were dated the
Third Day of October Instant, whereas they ought to have been
dated the 27th Day of September last :

Thereupon Ordered, That the Sheriff of Frederick County do
attend at the Bar of this House, and there Erase out of the said
Indentures, the Words and Figure 3d Day of October, and insert
therein, instead thereof, these Words, and Figures, viz. 27th Day of
September, which the said Sheriff accordingly did.

Upon further considering the Report from the Committee of
Elections and Privileges, Resolved, That the Writs for Electing
Deputies and Delegates to serve in Assembly, for the several Counties
within this Province, ought to be made out strictly agreeable
(Mutatis Mutandis) to the Form prescribed by the Act directing
the Manner of electing and summoning Delegates, &c.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this House, That the Variance
between the Form prescribed by the said Act and the Writs of
Election for Charles and Caecil Counties, mentioned in the said
Report, has proceeded from the Negligence of the Clerk, who made
out the same.

Resolved, That the said Variance ought not to Invalidate the Elec-
tion and Return of Deputies and Delegates for the said Counties of
Charles and Caecil.

The House adjourns till the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 51
Oct. 27

Saturday, 28 October, 1758.

Oct. 28

The House met according to Adjournment; The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday. The Proceedings were Read.

His Excellency the Governor communicated to Mr. Speaker, the
following Message, viz.

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