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Post Meridiem.
The House meets According to Adjournment.
Richard Young Gent is Appointed Sergeant attendant to
this House and Moses Adney Door keeper who Severally took
the Oaths appointed by Act of Assembly and Subscribed the
Test before James Stoddert Esq^r
The Rules of the House read and Approved of and ordered
to be set up and Entred as follows, viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 10^th 1722.

Rules and Orders of the Lower House of Assembly to be
Observed by the Members and Others in the s^d House.

1. That no Burgess Deputy or Delegate Member of this
House shall use any revileing Speeches or Name any Member
by his proper name but by some other Signification viz: The
Gentl That Spoke last or the Like.
2. That no member Speake above once at the reading of any
Bill or Debate without Licence of the Speaker and if Two
persons or more rise up together the Speaker shall Appoint
who shall Speak first and no Member to Interrupt another or
speake till the other have ended
3. That none Shall Deliver his Opinion or Speak Sitting to
Any Bill or Debate but shall stand up and reverently Direct
his Speech to the Speaker.

L. H. J.

4. That every Bill proposed to the House shall be read
Three Severall Daies before it be engrost and that between
every reading one Day shalbe Intermitted and that in that
Time the Bill to be laid on the Table for the perusal of all the
Members Unless on Very Urgent Occasions M^r Speaker with
the Consent of the House shall dispence therewith, And then
one Bill being read twice at one Sitting shalbe as Sufficient
as if read two Several Daies & times when so entred in the
Clerks Journal.
5. That no Person shall come into the House of Assembly
whilst the same is Sitting with Sword or other Weapon but
shall put the same into the hands of the Door keeper or other
person Appointed to receive the same upon Penalty of such
fine as shalbe Imposed on them by the Speaker not exceeding
five Shillings for any one Offence.
6. Any Member bound to Attend this Assembly who shall
be Absent at the Hours and Place Appointed after the Number
of Twelve of the Members with the Speaker are met Accord-
ing to the order for Setling the House shalbe fined According
to the Discretion of the Speaker not Exceeding five shillings

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