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M.r Chamier,
This House is of Opinion that you have misconducted yourself
at the last Election of Delegates for Baltimore County, in closing
the Polls on the Second Day of the Election, against the consent of
one of the Candidates, and when you had reason to believe that a
Number of Persons were on their Way, and that many others might
be expected the next Day, to vote at the said Election; whereby the
People were prevented from having a full and free Election. You
are therefore admonished to be more circumspect for the future in
your Conduct as Sheriff; and you are discharged, on your paying
£4.13.6 to the Officers of this House, and £5.18.0 to M.r Thomas
Cockey Deye, for his other Charges in prosecuting the Petition
against you; which Fees and Charges have been taxed by a Com-
mittee of this House, of which Taxation you may, by applying to
the Clerk, have a Copy.
M.r Thomas Contee, a Delegate returned for Prince Georges
County, and M.r Andrew Heugh, a Delegate returned for Frederick
County, appeared in the House.
Ordered, That M.r Beall, M.r Ware, and M.r Luckett, do go with
those Gentlemen to the Upper House, and see them Qualified. They
return and acquaint M.r Speaker, they saw them Qualified in the
usual Manner.
The Gentlemen took their Seats in the House
George Steuart, and William Fitzhugh Esquires, from the Upper
House, acquaint M.r Speaker that the Governor requires the At-
tendance of the Members of this House immediately in the Upper
House
M.r Speaker left the Chair, and (attended by the rest of the
Members of the Lower House) went to the Upper House, and there
presented to his Excellency the following Bills, which he passed into
Laws in the usual Manner.
A Bill, entitled, An Act for the Naturalization of Peter Haldimand.
A Bill, entitled, An Act continuing an Act, entitled, An Act for
repairing the Public Roads in this Province, and the Supplementary
Act thereto.
A Bill, entitled, An Act continuing an Act, entitled, An Act to
ease the Inhabitants of this Province, and to empower the Justices
of the several Counties to bind out Persons therein mentioned,
Apprentices.
A Bill, entitled, An Act continuing an Act, entitled, An Act to
oblige infested Ships and other Vessels coming into this Province
to perform Quarentine.
A Bill, entitled, An Act continuing an Act, entitled, An Act to
encrease the Allowance of Jurors attending the Provincial and
County Courts, and for other Purposes therein mentioned.
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Dec. 14
p. 30
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