418 Assembly Proceedings, May 24-June 22, 1768.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
June 22

or their privity or consent, before his, or their election, directly or
indirectly give, present, or allow to any person having a voice or vote
in such election, any money, meat, drink, entertainment, or provision,
or make any present, gift, reward, or entertainment, or any promise,
agreement, obligation, or engagement, to give or allow any money,
meat, drink, provision, present, reward, or entertainment, whatso-
ever, in order to be elected, or for being elected, will declare the
election of such person void

The question was put whether the following resolve, viz.^t Also
resolved, that if any person whatsoever, shall hereafter, after the test
or issuing of the writ of election, or after the place of any member
becomes vacant, directly or indirectly, on the behalf of, or with the
privity or consent of any person, or persons, hereafter to be elected
to serve in assembly, give, present or allow, to any person having a
voice or vote, any money, meat, drink, entertainment or provision, or
shall make any present, gift, reward, or provision, or make any
promise, agreement, obligation, or engagement, to give, or allow,
any money, meat, drink, provision, present reward, or entertain-
ment whatsoever, in order to procure the election, or for the election
of any person, or persons, hereafter to be elected to serve in as-
sembly; such person shall be deemed guilty of bribery, and of a
breach of the privileges of this house, and this house will punish the
same accordingly; be agreed to ? Resolved in the affirmative

For the affirmative

Ringgold

Grahame

Paca

Chase

Ware

Selbey

Johnson

Dickinson

Purnell

Parran

Goldsborough

Allen

Gantt

M. Tilghman

Cresap

[15]

For the negative

Eden

Worthington

Steele

Key

Griffith

Tyler

W. Thomas

Mackall

Hall

Buchannan

Harrison

Wright

Gresham

N. Thomas

[14]

Ordered, that the above resolves be standing rules in this house,
and that they be printed in the Maryland gazette
Resolved that M.^r speaker, attended by the whole house, do present
the address to his excellency

p. 551

Ordered, That his excellency's message of the 20.^th, and the answer
thereto, be printed in the Maryland gazette
Ordered, That the bill entitled an act for licensing ordinary keep-
ers, hawkers, pedlars, and petty-chapmen, be printed immediately