266 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 12, 1739

U. H. J.

No. 734

selves or others We can never be so Insensible of any Hardships or
difficulties the People of Maryland may have Just Cause to Complain
of As not to joyn Chearfully in Proper Methods for their Redress
and Ease and procuring Justice to be done them but we may pre-
sume to say that the Language of doing themselves Justice Cannot
be Consistent with their Subjection and Obedience due to his
Majesty who makes the Laws the Rule of his Actions and will expect
and exact from his Subjects that their Actions also should be Con-
formable to those Laws
To conclude We Hope the World (which has been so much talkt
of in this Debate) will have an Opportunity of seing this Message
together with the Bill and the others on the same Subject
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.

Col^o Gale from the Committee to inspect the Accounts and Pro-
ceedings of the Commissioners of the Paper Currency Office brings
in the following Report
At a Committee of both Houses appointed to inspect the Office and
Proceedings of the Commissioners for Emitting the paper money in
Maryland May the 2 5^th 1739

Present
The Honble Levin Gale Esq^r Of the Upper House

Captain Trippe
M^r Moale
M^r Colvill

M^r Edward Lloyd
Captain Caswell
M^r Rumsey

Of the
Lower House

Who make Choice of the honble Gale Esq^r Chairman and Thomas
Lynn Clk
And Agree to make the following Report viz.
Your Committee have carefully Inspected the State of the Office
for Emitting the Paper money and find the same in Good order and
that the Commissioners or Trustees continue to discharge their
duty

p. 59

That on Inspecting the Books and Accounts of the said Commis-
sioners Your Committee find that the Accounts were not Closed by
the Commissioners on their Book at the Time of their Reports made
by any of your former Committees and therefore have now Stated
a General Account in relation to the said Office from the beginning
by their Books Produced to us until the 12^th day of April last being
the date we find the last Article of the Debit of Iron Chest which
Account is hereunto Annexed
That twenty five Books of blank Bills have since that been remitted
to the said Commissioners from England in Order to renew and
make good the Torn and defaced Bills as the said Commissioners
inform us which Books are not Examined nor Perfected by the Com-
missioners but are said to Contain as follows viz.