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imposed on them by the Speaker not exceeding five Shillings for
any one Offence.
6^thly That any Member bound to Attend this Assembly that shall
be Absent at the hours and Place appointed after the number of
twelve of the Members with the Speaker are met according to the
Order for setting shall be fined according to the Discretion of the
Speaker not Exceeding five shillings for any one offence unless upon
such reasonable Excuse as the speaker shall admit of.
7^thly All Misdeameanours which shall happen in the House shall
be censured and fined in the House.

L. H. J.

8^thly That no Bill shall be read at any time during this Sessions
till all the Members in Town be called in except in Case of Sickness
or other reasonable Excuse to be Permitted by the Speaker.
M^r Beale one of the Members of this House and a Magistrate
being ordered to Administer the Severall Oaths by Law required in
Order to Qualify M^r Thomas Jobson for Serjeant at Arms to this
House and M^r Moses Adney for Door Keeper returns & acquaints
the house he did the same.

Ordered that the Governors Speech be referred to the Commit-
tee of Laws and that they Prepare an Answer thereto and that they
Likewise take into their Consideration the Oath of Judge and Jus-
tice recommended in the Governors Speech.
M^r Thomas Worthington is ordered to Acquaint the Reverend
M^r Humphreys that this house desires him to read Divine Service
during this Sessions at half an hour Past Seven of the Clock in the
Morning and at four of the Clock in the Evening who returns and
informs the House that he delivered the Message.
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning at nine of the
Clock.

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Saturday October 5^th 1728

The House met this day according to Adjournment. The Mem-
bers were Called over and all were Present as Yesterday except M^r
Robert Gordon absent through Infirmity of Health.
Yesterdays Proceedings were read over

October 5

The Petition of Thomas Canner Son and Heir of Edward Can-
ner of Dorchester County lately deceased being read this Day in the
House is referred to be Considered of untill next Sessions of As-
sembly at which time all Persons concerned are to have due Notice.
The Petition of Thomas Hill a languishing Prisoner in Talbot
County being this Day read in the house is granted and Ordered
that a Bill be brought in for the Petitioners releif.
Ordered that M^r William Turbutt of Queen Anns County be
added to the Committee of Accounts.

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