224 Assembly Proceedings, March 22-April 11, 1760.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
April 10

endeavours to Promote his Majestys Service is essentially the same
with the five Bills we had in as many Sessions before Dissented to,
and that this Bill which they seem Determined to represent as
Justifiable upon the Principals of our Constitution and Consistent
with their rights and Priviledges is the same with that his Majestys
Attorney General in the Opinion Communicated to General Assembly
at the Commencement of this Session held to be Absurd unreason-
able against the Duty we owe to the Mother Country, a Breach of
Publick Faith, Subversive of the very foundations of the Maryland
Constitution, and to have a Tendency to Erect a Power and Author-
ity in the Lower House which neither the Crown nor the Parliament
would ever suffer them to Exercise
As our Objections have never been refuted and no Attempt hath
been made this Session to Obviate them and no good reason or
decent cause has been assigned for slighting M. Pratts Sentiments, so
we rest assured that tho we cant escape the Censure of the Lower
House our Conduct will not be condemned by those who can Ex-
amine with Candour and will determine without Partiality
Benj; Tasker President

Read the Journal of Accounts and will not be Assented to and
sent to the Lower House by Benedict Calvert Esq
Adjourned till To Morrow Morning Ten of the Clock

April 11

Friday Morning 11^th April 1760

This house met again According to Adjournment
Present as yesterday except Col.^o Hammond
The several Paper Bills the Originals of which have Passed this
House this Session are sent to the Lower House by Benedict Calvert
Esq
Samuel Chamberlaine Esq and Col.^o Tasker are sent to the
Lower House to Acquaint the Speaker that his Excellency requires
his immediate Attendance with the rest of the members of the
Lower House in the Upper House to see the several Bills passed
both Houses this Session receive their Assent
The Lower House Attend and by their Speaker present to his
Excellency the following Bills

An Act Entituled An Act to prevent persons from Secreting
Boats Flats & other Vessels drove by stress of Weather and other-
wise from Landings or Moorings

p. 441

An Act Continuing An Act Entituled An Act to Prevent Masters
of Ships and Vessels from Clandestinely carrying Servants and
Slaves or Persons indebted out of this Province