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Philip Key, Richard Barnes, and Thomas Bond, Delegates of St.
Mary's County, are duly returned, except, an Omission of the In-
dorsement on the Writ of the Execution thereof. That Mess. Francis
Ware, Robert Henly Courts, Josias Hawkins, and William Small-
wood, Delegates of Charles County, are duly returned though the
Indentures are informal. That Mess. John Veazy, William Ward,
Joseph Gilpin, and Stephen Hyland, Delegates of Caecil County,
are duly returned, except an Omission of the Indorsement on the
Writ of the Execution thereof, and that the Indentures are of a
very unusual Form. That Mess. Thomas Sprigg Wootton, Charles
Beatty, Jonathan Hagar, and Henry Griffith, Delegates of Frederick
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
June 26
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County, are duly returned.
Your Committee beg Leave to report to the Honourable House,
That Jonathan Hagar, a Member returned for Frederick County, is
not a natural born Subject; nor descended from one and that the
said Jonathan Hagar was naturalized agreeable to the Statute I3.th
George 2.d, and long before the said Election, and is the same Person
who was returned a Delegate for Frederick County to the late
General Assembly, October Session, 1771, and by the late Lower
House voted and declared to be ineligible for that Cause.
All which is submitted to the Consideration of this Honourable
House.
Signed by Order, John Courts Jones, Cl. Com.
Which was read and the House concurs therewith, except that
Part relative to M.r Jonathan Hagar.
Ordered, That that Part be referred for Consideration on the third
Day of the next Session of Assembly.
Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do give M.r Hagar Notice
thereof.
The ingrossed Bills, N.° 2, 3, were sent to the Upper House, with
the Paper Bills thereof by M.r Ware and M.r Hyland.
On Motion, Ordered, That the Sheriff of Charles County do
attend at the Bar of this House on the fourth Day of next Session,
in Order to explain his Return of Delegates for that County, and
that the Clerk of this House do give him Notice thereof.
Ordered, That the Sheriff of Caecil County do immediately attend
at the Bar of this House, to explain his Return of Delegates for that
County, and that he be served with a Copy of this Order, by the
Serjeant at Arms attending this House. The said Sheriff accord-
ingly appeared, and was directed by the Chair, by Order of the
House, to alter his Return so as to make it conformable to the
Usual Manner of making Returns. Which he accordingly did, and
was then discharged upon paying the Fees due to the Officers of
this House.
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