PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
PROVINCE OF MARYLAND

At a Session held at Annapolis, March 19, 1735/6-April 10, 1736.
Being a Convention of the Assembly Elected in 1734.

CHARLES CALVERT, LORD BALTIMORE,
Proprietary.

SAMUEL OGLE,
Governor.

	PROCEEDINGS THE UPPER HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
	At a Convention of Assembly begun and held at the City of An- napolis on Friday the 19th Day of March in the twenty first year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq Dni 1735 Present His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esqr Governour Col Matt: Tilghman Ward George Plater Esqr Benjamin Tasker Esqr Edmund Jenings Esqr Philip Lee Esqr Col Hammond Messrs Mackall and Belt from the Lower house acquaint his Ex- cellency that there is a sufficient Number of Members met to make a House and want his Excellency's Commands Col Ward is sent to the Lower house to inform the Speaker that his Excellency requires his Attendance with the whole house in the Council Chamber The Speaker and the Lower house attend and his Excellency is pleased to make the following Speech Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower houses of Assembly As this Season of the Year seems as convenient as any for Our meeting in Assembly, I thought it not improper to call you together at this time for the settling of the ordinary Business of the Province,	U. H. J. March 19 Calvert Papers No. 732 p. 1 (A contem- porary copy is found in U. H, J. No. 33). By proroga- tions the Sess on had been deferred from July to September (28 Archives 75), and from that month to December (28 Archives 89). Council met on March 27 and 29, and on April 7 during the Session.