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C. J.
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. William Perry, Jeremiah Banning and Joseph Bruff, be Signers
of the said Bills.
That the said Supervisors, as soon as the said Bills shall be
printed, stamped, stitched, and bound, shall deliver three fourth
parts thereof in Value to the Treasurer of the Western Shore,
and the other fourth part thereof, in Value to the Treasurer of
the Eastern Shore, and the said Treasurers shall deliver out to
the signers residing on their respective Shore, sufficient of the
said Bills, to be immediately numbered and signed by them,
not only for payment of the money immediately demanded
from them respectively, but also to the Amount of 3000 Dollars
over and beyond the same; and each of the same Bills shall
be signed and numbered by some two of the said Signers, and
returned again to the respective Treasurer, and so from time
to time shall the said Bills be delivered out, signed, numbered
and returned; either of the said Treasurers not keeping by
him at any one time ready numbered and signed, more than
3000 Dollars beyond the said monies now payable.
That Receipts of every Delivery of the said Bills before and
after the numbering and signing the same be given by the
Treasurers and Signers.
That Thomas Harwood Junior be Treasurer for the West-
ern, and William Hindman Treasurer for the Eastern Shore,
who shall from time to time, out of the said Bills of Credit pay
off and discharge all such Draughts and orders as shall be
made by order of this Convention, or the Council of Safety, or
either Branch thereof as aforesaid.
That the Treasurer of the Western Shore, out of the Bills of
Credit, pay to each of the Supervisors two Dollars and two
thirds of a Dollar for each day's attendance as aforesaid, to the
Engraver of the said Bills, one hundred and ninety two Dollars
for his services, and to the Printer four hundred Dollars for
his Services, and the Paper, Ink and other materials necessary
for the said work. And the said Treasurers shall also respect-
ively pay to each signer of every thousand of the said Bills,
one Dollar and one third part of a Dollar for his Service.
That each of the said Treasurers shall retain for his services,
at the Rate of one half per cent, on all monies by him paid
and delivered, and no more.
That the said Treasurer of the Western Shore shall give
Bond in the penalty of Twelve thousand pounds sterling, and
the Treasurer of the Eastern Shore shall also give Bond in the
penalty of four thousand pounds sterling, both of which Bonds
shall be with sufficient securities, to be approved of by any two
of the Obligees in the said Bonds, and payable to the Honble
Matthew Tilghman and Daniel of St Thomas Jenifer Esquires,
and Charles Carroll of Carrollton and Edward Lloyd Esquires,
conditioned for such Treasurer's faithful discharge of his Trust.
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