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"The House referred the further Consideration of the Subject to
the Afternoon."

"The House adjourned till 3 oClock."

"Post Meredian, The House met:
"The House Resumed the Consideration of the Subject relative
to M^r Jonathan Hagar, and after Considering the Several Statutes
and Acts of Assembly aforesaid M.^r Hagar was ordered to with-
draw, and M.^r Speaker by direction of the House put the following
question" —

"That Jonathan Hagar Returned as a Representative for Fred-
erick County not being a Natural born Subject nor desended from
one, but Naturalized in 1747. Agreeable to the Statute of 13 Geo: 2.
being a resident of this Province ever Since and having a free hold
of 50 acres of Land be Eligible ? Resolved in the Negative."

"M.^r Hagar was Called in and M.^r Speaker by Order of the House
informed him that he was dismissed from any further attendance
on this house as a Member thereof."

"Ordered, that M.^r Speaker do issue his warrant to the Secretary
of this Province requiring him to issue a new writt of Election to
the Sherriff of Frederick County to elect a delegate to Serve in this
Present Session of Assembly — in the room of M.^r Jonathan Hagar,
whose Seat is declared vacant."

His Excellency then remarked that the whole Conduct of the
Lower House was So Extraordinary and extravagant, that he really

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was at a loss in what manner to Conduct himself so as at the Same
time to Preserve the dignity and Authority of the Government and
give every oppertunity to the Representatives of the people to join
with the other branch of the Legislature in enacting Such Laws as
are immediately Necessary for and Conducive to the Welfare of the
Province.

His Excellency was pleased to observe, that at this late Season
of the year should he so far resent this Conduct of the Lower House
by Proclamation to dissolve them the necessary time required by Law
for the return of the writts on a new Election would Carry the
meeting of the assembly (this year) So deep into the winter Season
that a regular attendance of many of the Members Could not be
expected and at the Same time assured the Board that as it was
impossible to pass over this unprecedented adjournment without giv-
ing up the Dignity and Prerogative of the proprietary and his gov-
ernment he had his doubts whether a prorogation would be Suffi-
ciently expressive of the resentment of the two other Branches of
the Legislature to this very Extraordinary behaviour of the Lower
house.

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