434 Appendix:

Maryland
Council Pro-
ceedings
Force tran-
scripts, Li-
brary of
Congress

Proceedings of the Lower House of their Resolves and Determina-
tions in the Case of M.^r Jonathan Hagar on which this board had
favoured him with their advice Soon after the Commencement of
the Present Convention, which he was pleased to lay before them
and is as follows —
October 15^th 1773.
"Resolved that the Order of the day for taking into Consideration
that part of the Report of the Committee of Elections and Privileges
of last Session relative to M.^r Jonathan Hager be read — and the
Same was accordingly read.

"Resolved that this House will — take the Same into Consideration.
"The House was then moved that An act of Assembly of this
Province Entitled An Act for the Continuance of Actions, and Secur-
ing the peace and good government of this Province" made at a
Session of Assembly begun and held at the City of Annapolis 7.^th
December 1751 be read, and the Same was read accordingly.

p. 6

"The House was moved that an Act for Vesting in Such foreign
Protestants as are now Naturalized or Shall hereafter be Naturalized
in this province all the Rights and Priviledges of Natural Born Sub-
jects Made at a Session of Assembly begun and held at the City of
Annapolis 2.^d Oc:^t 1771. be read, and it was read Accordingly.
"On taking the Same into Consideration and its appearing that
the late Lord Proprietary died in the Month of September Preceding
the late Session of Assembly begun and held at the City of Annapolis
2.^d Oc:^t 1771.
"Resolved that the Said General Assembly became and was thereby
dissolved and that therefore the Said Act was not enacted by legal
and Constitutional Authority, and is therefore void."

"The House was moved that the Stat: in 13 Geo: 2.C. 7. Entitled,
"An Act for Naturalizing &c:" be read, and it was read Accordingly.

"The House was moved that an Act of Assembly of this Province
Entitled "An act for the directing the Manner of electing and Sum-
moning Delegates &c:" Made at a Session of Assembly begun and
held at the City of Annapolis 17^th July 1716, be read, and it was
read Accordingly."

"The House was moved that the Stat: of 12 & 13. Will: 3. C 2.
Entitled, "An Act for the further Limitation &c: be read, and it was
read Accordingly."

"The House was moved that the Stat: I^st Geo: C 4. Entitled, "An
act to explain &c: (the above) be read, and it was read Accordingly.

p. 7

"The House was Moved that the 8^th & 10^th Sections of An Act
Made in 22^d Year of Geo: 2. C 45. Entitled "An Act tor the further
Encouragement of the Whale Fishery &c:" be read, and it was read
Accordingly."