344 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1744/5.

Lib. C. B.

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
lowing Deposition of M^r John Ramsay relating to the Behav-
iour of M^r Philip Hammond of Ann Arundel County at the
last Election of Delegates for the said County.

"After Edmund Jenings Esq^r had given his Vote for M^r
"John Gassaway, M^r Philip Hammond returned him thanks
" immediately, & turned to the Audience and said, Gentlemen,
" he ought to be excused, the Gentleman is not a freeman,
" this is the Truth to the best of my knowledge "
March 19^th 1744/5 John Ramsay

John Ramsay made Oath before me of the Truth of the
above written Words
B Young

Ordered that the said Affair be reconsidered, and that

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further Depositions be taken relating to the same.

22^d April 1745

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor that the present
General Assembly of this Province which by the Return of
the Writt of Election was to have met at the City of Annapolis
on the first Tuesday of May next, be prorogued to the first
Tuesday in June next being the 4^th day of the same Month,
and Proclamation issued accordingly.

20 May 1745

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor that the present
General Assembly of this Province which stands Prorogued
to the first Tuesday of June next be further Prorogued to the
first Tuesday in July next being the second day of the same
Month and Proclamations issued accordingly.

10 June 1745

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor that the present
General Assembly of this Province which stands Prorogued
to the first Tuesday in July next be further Prorogued to the
first Tuesday in September next being the third day of the
same Month and Proclamations issued accordingly.