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At a Session of Assembly begun and held by Prorogation at the
City of Annapolis on Thursday the twentieth Day of March in the
twentieth Year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini 1734
Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Governour
Col Richard Tilghman Philip Lee Esqr
The Honblej Col. Matt. Tilghman Ward George Plater Esqr
Benjamin Tasker Esqr
Mr Dulany and Mr Harris from the Lower House acquaint his
Excellcy, that there are a Sufficient number of Members met to
make an House; and Wait his Excellency's Commands
Philip Lee and George Plater Esqr are sent down to the Lower
House to administer the Several oaths' to the Governmt appointed to
be taken by Act of Assembly to the Several Members of that House ;
and ordered that the Clerk of this House Attend them, who admin-
istred the said Oaths to the several Members then Present, and they
all Severally subscribed the oath of Abjuration and Test.
Col Ward & Benjamin Tasker Esqr are sent to acquaint the lower
House that his Excellency requires their Attendance in the Upper
House immediately,
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U H. J.
Lib. No. 33
p. 310
March 20,
1734/5. On
Jan. 29,
1734/5 writs
were issued
for a new
Assembly
and it was
prorogued
from Feb to
March. The
Council met
on March 26,
and April 23.
28 Maryland
Archives
(8 Council)
67, 68, 70.
[See appen-
dix to this
volume for
two hitherto
unpublished
prorogation
proclama-
tions]
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