214 Assembly Proceedings, July 13-July 29, 1731.

U. H. J.
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Honours to pass the Bill For reviving it, Since it will be an Insup-
portable burthen to the People in remote County's to Attend the
Provincial Court (which must now be very long by the Encrease
of Business) until they can have an Opportunity to raise money to
defray their Expences at Annapolis which by the Scarcity of that
Commodity at present in the Province is rendered very Difficult We
have therefore sent you the Bill again and Desire You'l please to
pass it.
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read the second time the bill to make & Emit Thirty Six Thou-
sand pounds Paper money in bills of Credit and for Easing the In-
habitants of this Province in the payment of Debts and to raise a fund
to Sink the said Bills of Credit, and will not pass.
Sent to the Lower House by Philemon Lloyd Esq^r and three more.
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again According to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning
A Message from the lower House with the bill for Ascertaining the
form of the Oath of Judge or Justice.
By Col Greenfield & Twenty four others.

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By the lower House of Assembly 29^th July 1731
May it please Yo^r Honours.
Your Honours having been pleased to reject the bill past in this
House for Ascertaining the form of the Oath of Judge or Justice
without Assigning any particular reason for so doing, or proposing
any Amendment to the Bill, We desire your Honours to Consider
the Necessity of Judges being under the Tye of an Oath to Ad-
minister Justice Equally & Impartially to all his Majesties Subjects,
According to Law, the very Dangerous Consequence of their being
at Liberty to Determine Controversies concerning the Lives Liberties
and propertys of the People; only according to the best of their Skill
and Cunning without Referrence to any Law as the Rule of their
Decisions; and that the Legislature is the only sufficient Authority
that can Legally Establish Oaths of Office; and either pass the bill
prepared by this House or propose some other form of an Oath, which
may Conduce to Secure the Subject the benefitt of the Laws he is by
his Birthright intituled unto.
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.

An Engrossed bill from the lower House by M^r Turbut and M^r

Hemsley Entituled an Act to Record a Deed of Bargain & Sale