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Votes and
Proceedings
of the Lower
House,
printed by
A. C. Green
Oct. 15
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RESOLVED, That this House will now take the same into Con-
sideration.
The House was moved, That an Act of Assembly of this Prov-
ince, entitled "An Act for the Continuation of Actions, and securing
the Peace and good Government of this Province," made at a Session
of Assembly begun and held at the City of Annapolis, the 7th day of
December, 1751, be read; and the same was read accordingly.
The House was moved, That an Act for vesting in such foreign
Protestants as are now naturalized or shall be hereafter naturalized
in this Province, all the Rights and Privileges of natural born Sub-
jects, made at a Session of Assembly, begun and held at the City of
Annapolis, the 2d Day of October, 1771, be read; and it was read
accordingly.
On taking the same into Consideration, and it appearing that the
late Lord Proprietary died in the Month of September preceding the
late Session of Assembly, begun and held the said 2d Day of October,
1771; RESOLVED, That the said General Assembly of this Province,
became, and was thereby dissolved; and that therefore the said Act
was not enacted by legal and constitutional Authority, and is there-
fore void.
The House was moved, That the Stat. 13. Geo. 2. Cap. 7. entitled
"An Act for naturalising such Foreign Protestants and others therein
mentioned, as are settled, or shall settle, in any of his Majesty's
Colonies in America," be read; and it was read accordingly.
The House was moved, That an Act of Assembly of this Province,
entitled "An Act directing the Manner of electing and summoning
Delegates and Representatives to serve in succeeding Assemblies, and
for ascertaining the Expences of the Councillors, Delegates of As-
sembly, and Commissioners of the Provincial and County Courts of
this Province," made at a Session of Assembly begun and held at
the City of Annapolis, the 17th Day of July, 1716, be read; and it
was read accordingly.
The House was moved, That the Stat. of 12, and 13. W. 3. Cap. 2,
entitled "An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and
better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject," be read;
and it was read accordingly.
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The House was moved, That the Stat. of i. Geo. i, Cap. 4. en-
titled "An Act to explain the Act in the Twelfth Year of the Reign
of King William the Third, entitled "An Act for the further Limi-
tation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of
the Subject," be read; and it was read accordingly.
The House was moved, That the 8th and 10th Section of an Act,
made in the 22d Year of Geo. 2. Cap. 45, entitled "An Act for the
further Encouragement of the Whale Fishery, and for continuing
such Laws as are therein mentioned relating thereto, and for the
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