Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769. 101

Ordered that the present General Assembly of this Prov-
ince which was appointed to be held on Monday the 24^th day
of this Instant December be prorogued to Monday the 13^th
day of May next, and the following Proclamation issued to the
several Counties accordingly.

Maryland ss
By His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor and
Commander in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland.

A Proclamation.

Whereas the present General Assembly of this Province
was on Monday the Twenty- fourth day of this Instant Decem-
ber appointed to be held at the City of Annapolis, And
Whereas for many Important Reasons I have thought fit to
prorogue the said Assembly I do therefore with the Advice of
his Lordship's Council of State prorogue the same to Monday
the Thirteenth day of May Next, And to the Intent that all
Persons concerned may have due Notice thereof, I do Strictly
charge and require the several Sheriffs of this Province to
make this my Proclamation publick in their respective Coun-
ties in the usual manner as as they will answer the Contrary at
their Peril. Given at Annapolis this 15^th day of December in
the Fourteenth year of his Lordship's Dominion Annoq Do-
mini 1764.
Upton Scott Clk Con.

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

Read the Report of the Justices of Prince Georges County
relating to the Conviction of Negro Jack Slave of Jn^o Selby
whereby it appears that they had passed Sentence of Death
upon the said Negro in November Court last for Poisoning
Negro Clair Slave of Thomas Holliday, and likewise the Peti-
tions of John Selby Master of the said Negro Jack

Ordered Reprieve issue for the said Negro on Condition
of his not continuing in Prince Georges County for the space
of five days from the date of the Reprieve which issued on the
8^th day of January 1765 accordingly.

At a Council held at M^r Tasker's on Friday the i ith day of
January in the Fourteenth year of his Lordship's Dominion
Annoq Domini 1765
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor.
The honble Benjamin Tasker Esq^r Daniel Dulany Esq^r and
John Ridout Esq^r

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