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L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Oct. 29
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Which Bills were read here and past for ingrossing
Also the Paper Bill entitled An Act for the building a Parish
Church in Queen Ann Parish in Prince George's County, thus in-
dorsed "By the Upper House of Assembly October 29:th 1770 The
ingrossed Bill whereof this is the Original read and assented to
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."
John Goldsmith Jun.r the Person deputized by the Serjeant at
Arms attending this House, to serve the Summons issued on Satur-
day the 20:th Instant, makes Return thereof thus indorsed — "Non
Est George Lock, Cepi John Briscoe, Henry Sothoron, Thomas
Bond, Sen.r James Jordan, Jeremiah Jordan, Gerrard Bond, Thomas
Allen, and Edward Smoot.
Jn.o Goldsmith Jun.r"
The House being informed that sundry Gentlemen were attend-
ing at the Door in Obedience to the above Summons; Ordered, That
they be called in; and they appeared accordingly
Ordered, That the Petition of Zachariah Bond, and the Petition
of John Horrell be read and they were read accordingly
The House having heard the Allegations of John Horrell, and the
Testimony of the several Witnesses, after maturely deliberating
thereupon; Ordered, That the Petition of Zachariah Bond be rejected
The House being informed That Doctor Charles Weisenthal and
Doctor John Boyd were waiting at the Door in Obedience to the
Order of this House, of Saturday the twentieth Instant;
Ordered, That they be called in, and they appeared accordingly
Ordered, That the Copy of the Petition, signed by the Inhabitants
of Baltimore County, preferred to the Upper House last Session,
the Resolve of this House upon the same, the Deposition of William
Hutchings, and the Information of M.r Deye be read; and they
were read accordingly — Doctor Weisenthal was then asked what
Excuse he had to offer to the House for his having signed the said
Petition? He declared, that notwithstanding his Name was affixed
to the Petition, he never read it; for that if he had, he never would
have signed it; and hoped, as he had given Offence through Ignor-
ance, the House would readily excuse him. The House accepted the
Excuse
Ordered, That he be discharged, paying ffees
Ordered, That Doctor John Boyd do attend at the Bar of this
House To-Morrow Morning at the Sitting of the House
The Order of the Day for taking into Consideration the Variation
of the Compass &.ta being read; the same is referred for Considera-
tion To-Morrow Morning
The House adjourns till To-Morrow Morning Eight O'Clock
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