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in this General Assembly and the Return of the said Writ do find
that M.^r Jonathan Hagar is duly returned a Delegate for the said
County of Frederick; and submit the same to the Consideration of
the Honourable House

Signed by Order Tho.^s Brooke Hodgkin Cl Com

Which was read

The Petition of the subscribing Freeholders and ffree Voters of
Frederick County was read a second Time.

Ordered, That an Hearing on the said Petition be had at the Bar
of this House on the fourth Day of the next Session of Assembly
and that the Sheriff of Frederick County do attend at the Bar of this
House on that Day and bring with him the original Poll taken at the
late Election for one Delegate to serve in this Assembly for that
County.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 16

Ordered, That the sitting Member and the Petitioners exchange
Lists of the Names of those whose Votes they respectively intend
to object against by the 20.^th Day of December next expressing
their particular Objections and therein confining themselves to such
Objections as were made and entered on the Polls at the Time of
polling.

Ordered, That the Petitioners and all Parties concerned have Sum-
monses for Witnesses in Relation to the said Petition upon their
Application to the Clerk of this House for that Purpose

Daniel of Saint Thomas Jenifer Esq. from the Upper House
delivers to M,^r Speaker the Paper Bill N.° 26 thus indorsed "By
the Upper House of Assembly Nov.^r 16.^th 1771 The ingrossed Bill
whereof this is the Original read and assented to

Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up Ho."

The Bill entitled An Act impowering the Justices of Prince

George's and Charles Counties to levy on the taxable Inhabitants of
Saint John's (commonly called King George's) Parish in said Coun-
ties the Quantity of fifty six thousand Pounds of Tobacco for the
Purposes therein mentioned was read the first and second Time by an
especial Order, passed, and sent to the Upper House by M.^r Beale
and M.^r Tyler.

M.^r Jordan hath Leave of Absence
Ordered, That the Clerk of this House write to the several absent
Members acquainting them that this House requires their immediate
Attendance
The House adjourns till Monday Morning 9 O'Clock

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