386 Assembly Proceedings, November 5-21, 1770.

L. H. J.

Liber No. 54
Nov. 10

the Deed, who have made many valuable Improvements thereon
That the Lands aforesaid lie to the Eastward of the Line lately
drawn to divide the Province of Maryland from Pensylvania That
the Deed aforesaid does not appear to your Committee ever to have
been recorded. That the said Thomas Collier hath since removed
out of this Province into Carolina. That no good Reason appears
to your Committee why the said Deed was not recorded, other than
what is alleged by the Petitioners. All which is submitted to the
Consideration of the Honourable House
Signed per Order Thomas Brooke Hodgkin Cl. Com.

The Petition of Thomas Lightfoot and others was read a second
Time and granted. Leave given to the Petitioners to bring in a Bill
according to the Prayer of the Petition

The Bill, entitled, An Act to divide Saint George's Parish in Balti-
more County, read a second Time and will pass. Sent to the Upper
House by M.^r J. Paca, and M.^r Deye
They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker they delivered the Bill
M.^r Beall from the Committee of Grievances and Courts of Justice,
brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the following Report
By the Committee of Grievances and Courts of Justice Novem-
ber 10:^th 1770.

Your Committee beg Leave to report, That on the Complaint of a
certain Job Garretson of Baltimore County, against Daniel Chamier
Sheriff, for an illegal Distress made on the Effects of the said
Garretson, by Moses Galloway and John Ross, Deputy Sheriffs
under the said Chamier, on the 24.^th of October last, when said Gar-
retson and his Wife were from Home, for ffees and publick Dues.
They have examined the said Complainant, his Papers, and also taken
the Depositions of Alexander Madewell and James Madewell, which
are hereunto annexed, together with an Advertisement for Sale of
the aforesaid Effects, the 31:^st of October, and do find that the said
Distress was made on the 24:^th Day of October last, after the Ex-
piration of the late Inspection Law: That the said Effects were on
the same Day taken from the Dwelling of said Garretson, and have
since continued out of his Possession, altho a Tender was made of
the Money the said Garretson was advised he was justly indebted to
the aforesaid Daniel Chamier, as Sheriff of Baltimore County, before

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the Day advertised for Sale of the Effects distrained: That the said
Sheriff appears to have executed for Sheriffs ffees due himself, great
Part of which arise from a Charge of per Diem ffees, on two Execu-
tions against said Garretson, who alleges he was never confined, or
had Victuals found him by said Sheriff. Your Committee conceive
these Proceedings to be illegal, oppressive and not warranted by Law,
but humbly submit the same to the Consideration of the honourable

Signed by Order Ralph Dobinson Cl.