76 Assembly Proceedings, November if-December 20, 1769.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Dec. 14

of Persons were on their Way, and that many others might be ex-
pected the next Day, to vote at the said Election; whereby the People
were prevented from having a full and free Election.

Ordered, That M.^r Hayward, M.^r Hollyday, M.^r Grahame, M.^r N.
Thomas, and M.^r Beall, be a Committee to tax the Costs arising
on the Complaint against the said Sheriff

M.^r Hayward brought in, and delivered to M.^r Speaker, the fol-
lowing Report

By the Committee appointed to tax the Fees and Expences on the
Petition of the Freeholders of Baltimore County, against Daniel
Chamier, Sheriff of said County.

Your Committee, in Obedience to the Order of the House, have
enquired into the Fees and Expences on the Petition of the Free-
holders of Baltimore County, and have taxed the same as follows viz.

To the Clerk, for Nine Summonses ...................

£1. 7.0

To the Serjeant, for serving Eight ditto................

1. 4.0

To ditto for One ditto returned Non est inventus ........

. 1.6

To the Clerk for a Warrant to the Serjeant to take the

Sheriff into his Custody...........................

... 3.0

To the Serjeant for serving the same............ ......

... 3.0

To Edward Burgess, from Frederick County, for Two

Days Attendance as a Witness, at five shillings and four

1. 2.0

Days itinerant Charges, at three Shillings ............

To William Hammond, John Henry, and Edward Bond,

from Baltimore County, for Three Days Attendance as

4. 1.0

Witnesses, at Five Shillings; and Four Days intinerant

Charges, at Three Shillings each ...................

To James Hammond, for Three Days Attendance, as a

Witness, at Five Shillings ........................

..15..

To the Serjeant at Arms, for Cash paid for serving the

above Summonses ..............................

11.15.0

£10.11.6