OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

PROVINCE OF MARYLAND

At a Session held at Annapolis August 11-16, 1737.
Being the Fourth Session of the Assembly Elected in 1734.

CHARLES CALVERT, LORD BALTIMORE,

Proprietary.

SAMUEL OGLE,
Governor.

PROCEEDINGS THE UPPER HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY At a Session of Assembly begun and held at the City of Annapolis on Thursday the Eleventh Day Of August in the twenty third year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq Dni 1737 Present

U. H. J. Lib. No. 33 August 11 p. 488 [The Assembly prorogued

Hi; The honble

s Excellency Samuel Ogle Collo Richard Tilghman Collo M. Tilghman Ward Benjamin Tasker Esqr Philip Lee Esqr

Esqr Governor Michael Howard Esqr George Plater Esqr Edmund Jenings Esqr Col Charles Hammond

until Sep- tember was called together earlier on account of the drought (28 Ar- chives 127)]

Mess^rs Ward and Hanson from the Lower House acquaint his
Excellency that there is a Sufficient number of members met to make
a House and wait his Excellencys Commands

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r is sent to the Lower house to Acquaint
the Speaker that his Excellency requires his attendance with the
Lower House in the Council Chamber

The Speaker & the Lower House attend and his Excellency is
pleased to make the Following Speech