PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

PROVINCE OF MARYLAND

At a Session held at Annapolis, May 3-23, 1738.
Being a Convention of the General Assembly Elected in 1738.

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 Wednesday the third Day of May in the twenty fourth year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini 1738 Present

U. H. J. No. 33 May 3 p. 510 [On Feb. I the meeting

His The honourable

Excellency Samuel Ogle Benjamin Tasker Esqr Philip Lee Esqr George Plater Esqr

iEsqr Governor Edmund Jenings Esqr Colo Char. Hammond

of the Assembly was post- poned until May (28 Archives I33-)

Colo Mackall from the Lower house acquaints his Excellency that there is a sufficient Number of Members met to make a House and wait his Excellencys Commands Edmund Jenings Esqr and Colo Charles Hammond are sent down to the Lower house to adminster the several Oaths to the Governm' appointed to be taken by Act of Assembly of this Province to the sev- eral members of that house and Ordered that the Clerk of this house attend them who administred the said Oaths to the Several members then present and they all subscribed the Oath of Abjuration and Test. Philip Lee and George Plater Esqr are sent to acquaint the Lower house that his Excellency requires their attendance in the upper house immediately

Council met on May 5, 9, 10, 15, 17, 23.]