Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 29

At a Council held in the Council Chamber the 6^th day of
March in the third year of his Lordships Dominion Annoque
Domini 1754
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

The
Honourable

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Col George Plater
Col Edward Lloyd

Col Benjamin Tasker
Richard Lee Esq^r
Benedict Calvert Esq^r

His Excellency having been pleased to lay before this
Board an Instruction from his Lordship relating to Ordinary
Licenses, and the Bill now before us as an Upper house En-
tituled an Act for his Majestys Service raising £500 upon the
Continuance of the Ordinary License Law as a present to the
Indians and other Services mentioned in the said Act con-
tinuing the said fund for Ordinary Licenses untill the Money
raised by the said Act be paid off, We being desirous that a
present may be made to the Indians in Amity with the Eng-
lish the Ordinary License Law being already appropriated
to uses mentioned in the said Bill and that the Sum to be now
raised by this Bill will be paid off in Little more than a year,
It is the humble Advice of this Board to his Excellency that
he pass the said Law

At a Council at the Governors on Monday the 22^d day of
April in the third year of his Lordships Dominion Annoque
Domini 1754.
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

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The
Honourable

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond

Col Benjamin Tasker
Benedict Calvert Esq^r