48 Assembly Proceedings, November 17-December 20, 1769.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 22

M.^r E. Tilghman brought in, and delivered to M.^r Speaker, the
following Report

By the Committee of Grievances and Courts of Justice, Novem-
ber 22.^d 1769

Your Committee, upon some Enquiry into the Facts set forth in
the Petitions of the Prisoners of Charles County, against Richard
Lee, Esq Sheriff thereof, are of Opinion, that in Order to a full
Information in the several Matters complained of, it will be necessary
to have the Testimony of the Prisoners referred to in the Petitions;
but being informed that they, or some of them, are in the Custody of
the said Sheriff in Execution, your Committee are in Doubt, whether
they can be brought up to give Evidence without subjecting the
Sheriff to an Action or Actions of Escape; and therefore pray the
Direction of your honorable House therein
Sign'd p Order. John Duckett Cl. Com

p. 9

Which was read the first Time and Ordered to lie on the Table.

Ordered, That the same be taken into Consideration To-morrow
Morning.
M.^r Hall appeared in the House.
The House adjourns 'til To-morrow Morning 9 o' Clock.

Nov. 23

Thursday, November 23.^d
The House met according to Adjournment.

The Members were called and all appeared as on Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.

Ordered, That M.^r Tyler, M.^r Mackall, M.^r Hooper, M.^r Beall, M.^r
Harrison, M.^r Hall, M.^r Purnel, M.^r Buchanan, M.^r Moale, M.^r
Griffith, M.^r Gantt, M.^r Selbey, and M.^r W.^[m] Thomas, be a Com-
mittee to inspect into the several public Offices, and Report to the
House the State and Condition of them.

The Report of the Committee of Grievances, read the second
Time. The House took the same into Consideration, and after some
Debate thereon, referred the further Consideration thereof 'til To-
morrow Morning.
The Report of the Committee appointed to enquire what Laws will
expire this Session, read the second Time,
Ordered, That the same Committee that made the Report, do also
bring in Bills continuing those Laws that will expire with this
Session.
On Motion, Leave given to bring in a Bill for issuing Writs of
Replevin out of the County Courts. Ordered, That M.^r E. Tilghman,