The Lower House. 51

The Order of the Day being read, the House resumed the Con-
sideration of the Report of the Committee of Grievances, on Wednes-
day last, relative to the Prisoners in Charles County Jail; and after
mature Deliberation thereupon,
Resolved, That this House has Power to send for all, or any of
the Prisoners in said Jail, to testify on behalf of the Petitioners, or
either of them, without subjecting the Sheriff to an Action of Escape,
notwithstanding they, or any of them, may be in Execution for Debt.
Ordered, That Richard Lee jun.^r Esq; Sheriff of Charles County,
bring before this House on Friday the first Day of December next,
at Nine of the Clock in the Forenoon, William Wright, Joseph Har-
rison, and Ignatius Green, Prisoners in his Custody, to testify their
Knowledge in the Matters complained of in the said Petitions, or
one of them, and that the Serjeant at Arms, attending the House, do
forthwith serve the said Sheriff with a Copy of this Order.
Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do issue Summonses for
John Neale, Joiner, and William Wyatt Fentham to give Evidence
on the said Petitions.
Ordered, That the Clerk of Charles County, do transmit to the
Clerk of this House a Copy of the Record of the whole Proceedings
against Richard Lee jun^r Esq; Sheriff of the said County, for an
Assault by him Committed, on William Wright, under the Seal of
the said County Court, by the first Day of December next, at Nine
of the Clock in the Morning; and that the Serjeant at Arms do forth-
with serve the said Clerk with a Copy of this Order.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54

Nov. 25

John Ridout Esq; from the Upper House, delivered to M.^r Speaker
the Bill entitled An Act for the Naturalization of Peter Haldimand;
indorsed: "By the Upper House of Assembly November 25.^th 1769:
Read the first and second Time by an especial Order, and will pass.

Signd by Order U Scott Cl: Up: Ho:"

Which was read here and pass'd for engrossing.
The Bill entitled, An Act continuing an Act entitled An Act for
Trial of all Matters of Fact in the several Counties where they have
arisen or shall arise; was read the second Time by an especial Order,
and the Question put, Whether the said Bill do pass? Resolved in
the Affirmative.

p. 11

For the Affirmative.

M.^r

Buchanan,

M.^r Gale,

M.^r Ward,

Ringgold,

Dickinson,

E. Tilghman,

Gresham,

Goldsborough,

Hollyday,

Ware,

M. Tilghman,

Wright,

Harrison,

N. Thomas,

Allen,

Hayward,

Sulivane,

Selby,

Wilson,

Hooper,

Purnel.

T. Dashiel,

Veazy,

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