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

	L. H. J.		For the Negative
	Liber No. 54 Nov. 25	M.r Worthington	M.r Steele,	M.r Hall,
		Griffith,	Moale,	Luckett.
		Mackall,	Beall,		[10]
		Grahame,	Tyler,

The Bill sent to the Upper House by M.^r Goldsborough and M.^r
Ware.

The Bill entitled An Act continuing an Act entitled a Supple-
mentary Act to the Act entitled, An Act for ascertaining the Height
of Fences, to prevent the Evil occasioned by the Multitude of Horses,
and restraining Horse Rangers within this Province, and to redress
the great Evil accruing to this Province by the Multiplicity of useless
Horses, Mares, and Colts that run in the Woods, read the second
Time by an especial Order; and the Question put, Whether the said
Bill do pass? Resolved in the Negative.

On Motion, Leave given to bring in a Bill, entitled, A Supple-
mentary Act to the Act entitled, An Act, for ascertaining the Height
of Fences, to prevent the Evil occasioned by the Multitude of Horses,
and restraining Horse Rangers within this Province, and to redress
the great Evil accruing to this Province by the Multiplicity of useless
Horses, Mares, and Colts that run in the Woods.

Ordered, That M.^r Ringgold, M.^r N. Thomas, M.^r Hall, and M.^r
Hollyday, do prepare and bring in the same

M.^r Dickinson brought in, and delivered to M.^r Speaker, the en-
gross'd Bill entitled An Act for the Naturalization of Peter Haldi-
mand; which was read and assented to.

The House taking into Consideration the Danger arising to the
several Members thereof, who have not had the Small-Pox, from
hearing the Petition against the return of the Sheriff of Baltimore
County, upon the last Election, at the Bar of this House.

Ordered, That M.^r Hayward, M.^r N. Thomas, M.^r Hollyday, M.^r
Grahame, and M.^r Beall, be a Committee to enquire into the Evidence,
produced thereon, and Report the same to the House.

Ordered, That M.^r Steele be added to the Committee appointed to
inspect into the Accounts and Proceedings of the Commissioners
appointed by the Act for the Payment of the public Claims, for
emitting Bills of Credit, and for other Purposes therein mentioned:
And also to the Committee appointed to bring in a Bill to regulate
the Variation of the Compass, in running out Land in this Province.

Daniel Dulany Esq; from the Upper House, delivered to M.^r
Speaker the Petitions of sundry languishing Prisoners in the several
Jails of this Province

The House adjourns 'til Monday Morning 9 o'Clock.