202 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 28-Dec. 16, 1757.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 49
Sept. 28

And that Andrew Buchanan took the several Oaths to the Gov-
ernment, signed the Oath of Abjuration, repeated and signed the
Test, and took the following Oath,

You Andrew Buchanan do swear, That you will faithfully, dili-
gently and honestly discharge the Office of Door-Keeper to the
Lower House of Assembly; and that you shall not disclose or
reveal the Secrets thereof. So help you God.
Resolved, That the Hours of Sitting this Session, for Dispatch of
Public Business, be from Nine of the Clock until Twelve at Noon,
and from Two of the Clock Afternoon until Five.

Ordered, That Mr. Dulany do acquaint the Reverend Mr. Clement
Brooke, That he is desired by this House to Read Divine Service
at Half an Hour past Eight in the Morning, and at Five in the
Afternoon, during this Session.
A Petition of Henry Woodward, complaining of an undue Elec-
tion and Return, made by the Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen of
the City of Annapolis, of a Delegate for the said City, was preferred
to this House; and on Reading thereof, Ordered, That George
Steuart, Esq; the Sitting Member, complained of in the said Petition,
have a Copy thereof on his Application to the Clerk of this House.

Ordered, That an Hearing on the Petition of Henry Woodward,
be had at the Bar of this House, on Saturday Morning the First Day
of October next.
Ordered, That Lists of the controverted Votes shall be mutually
exchanged between Henry Woodward the Petitioner, and Dr. George
Steuart, To-morrow Afternoon at Five of the Clock, with the
particular Objection which they intend to insist upon, set against the
Name of each Person whose Vote they intend to dispute; and that
such Lists shall be respectively confined to such Voters as were
objected to at the Time of their giving their respective Votes.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

Sept. 29
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Thursday, 29^th September, 1757.

The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday. The Proceedings of Yesterday
were Read.
On Motion, Ordered, That the Mayor, Recorder and Alder-
men of the City of Annapolis, do attend at the Bar of this House
on Saturday Morning next, being the first Day of October, at the
Time of the Sitting of this House, and bring with them the original
Poll taken at the late Election for Delegates of the said City.
Mr. John Tilden, a Delegate returned for Kent County; Mr.
Samuel Owings, a Delegate returned for Baltimore County; Capt.