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The Lower House. 545
Bill continuing Saint Mary's County Court House at Seymour l. h. j.
Town Indorsed Eod. Die
Lib. 41.
Read and passed in Council W Bladen CI. Council
The said Bills read again in the House and past for ingrossino-
Bill for securing Persons Rights to Town Lands with the
Amendments proposed by the Council read in the House and
delivered to the Committee of Laws for Amendment Committee
of Laws enter the House and deliver M' Speaker Ingrossed
Bill for more speedy conveying publick Letters Read and
Ordered to be indorsed 2^^ Nov. 1710 Read and assented to
by the House of Delegates
Signed -p Order Rich^ Dallam CI. Ho. Del.
All the ingrossed Bills sent to the Honble Council for their
Assent by Col° Smith and M' Salter. They return and say
they delivered the Bills
Samuel Young Esq enters the House and delivers ]\P
Speaker the Journal of the Committee of Accounts for
Amendment
The Journal amended and sent to the Honble Council by
I\P Philips, NT Hill, M' Bradford and M^ Bordley with the
following Message.
By the House of Delegates 2"'' November 1710
The House have appointed M' Philips, M' Hill, M' Bradford
and JSP Bordley Members of this House to join in Committee
with some of the Members of her Majesty's Honble Council to
apportion the publick Levy and pray your Honours Concurrence
Signed p Order Rich'' Dallam CI. Ho. Del.
The Gentlemen return and say they delivered the Journal
and Message.
Upon reading M' William Taylard's Petition recommended
from the Honble Council praying an Allowance for copying
the last Journals of the last Session sent for England
Resolved That the Petitioner was not obliged as he was
Clerk of this House to transcribe any Journals of this House
to go to England. But the Law obliges him to return one to
the Secretarys who is the proper Person to transcribe the
Journals and the Intent and Meaning of making that Act was
to ease the Country of paying for Copies : And that this House
Resolve That the Country ought not to be burthened with the
Charge but the Secretary ought to pay the Petitioner
The House adjourned till to Morrow Morning Nine O'Clock