136 Assembly Proceedings, November 1-December 20, 1765.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Nov. 2

The Humble petition of sundry the Inhabitants Freeholders and
Free Voters in the Corporation of the City of Annapolis
Sheweth
That a Writ of Election lately Issued in the usual Form directed
to the Mayor Recorder and Aldermen of the said City requiring
and impowering them to proceed in the Choice of Delegates in the
Room of M^r Walter Dulany who had disqualified himself by
accepting a place under the Government since the last General Election
that on the fifth Day of October last past the Day appointed for the
said Election there were present the said Walter Dulany as Mayor
of the Corporation aforesaid together with five of the Aldermen of
the said City and the said Walter Dulany and John Hall were then
proposed as Candidates the Honourable Daniel Dulany Esq.^r
Recorder being absent

And your petitioners further shew that the said Walter Dulany
sat and Acted as Mayor during the whole Time of the said Election
and did not withdraw himself from the Bench on any Controversy
about the Qualification of the Electors but objected in his Seat to
the Qualifications of such as Offered to vote against him and
continued in his Seat as Mayor at all Times during such Contro-
versies And your petitioners apprehending that the said Conduct
of the Mayor aforesaid to be unconstitutional and Illegal did object
thereto but being overruled by the Court caused the same to be
entered upon the poll And although the said Walter Dulany had
the Majority of Votes yet your petitioners apprehend the said Elec-
tion and the Return thereof to be void in itself and tending to destroy
the Freedom necessary to be observed at all Elections Your petitioners
therefore humbly pray that your Honours would take the premises
into Consideration and do therein what to Justice doth belong
And as in Duty bound will ever pray &c
Was read the first and second Time

p. 266

Ordered That the said Petition be heard at the Bar of this House
on Fryday the 8.^th Instant and that the parties concerned have Sum-
mons's on Application to the Clerk of this House and that the
petitioners have Leave to appear by Council

Ordered That the Mayor Recorder and Aldermen of the City of
Annapolis do attend this House on the 8.^th Instant and bring with
them the Original Poll taken at the last Election and that M^r Hodgkin
the Clerk of the Mayors Court do likewise attend and bring with
him the Minutes of the Court proceedings taken at the last Election
taken at the said City
On Motion the House appointed M^r Dulany M^r Worthington M^r
Bealle M^r Hanson M^r Grahame Col.^o Lloyd and M^r Wilson a Com-
mittee to inspect the Accounts and proceedings of the Commissioners
or Trustees for emitting Bills of Credit established by Act of As-
sembly