The Lower House. 401

Post Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment
Ordered that the Journal of the Committee of Accounts be closed
on the eighth Instant
Philip Lee Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker A
Bill Entituled An Act Concerning the building a dwelling House
out Houses and other Conveniences for a Governor with the fol-
lowing Indorsement. ( See pages 260 and 261 . )
which Bill was read here the first time and Ordered to lye on the
Table.
The Ingrossed Bill for Relief of Levin Hill Thomas Gough
Ezekiel Orrick Samuel Deaver Thomas Somes languishing Pris-
oners in Ann Arundel County Goal Sarah Butcher a languishing
Prisoner in Dorchester County Goal William Bigges a languishing
Prisoner in Saint Marys County Goal James Ranton Peter Hiatt
languishing Prisoners in Prince Georges County Goal read As-
sented to and sent to the Upper House with the Paper Bill by M^r
Wootton and M^r Hall who return and say they delivered it
The House Adjourn'd until to morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Friday June the 8^th 1739. The House met and present as yester-
day. Yesterdays proceedings read &c^a
It being moved by a member that in the Act proposed by this
House to the Upper House this Session Entituled An Act for rais-
ing An Annual Revenue for the better support of his Lordships
Government and Governor within this Province It is there incerted
by mistake of the Transcribing Clerk that from the 29^th September
1732 down to this sum of twelve pence sterling for every hhd of
Tobacco Exported out of this province had been Collected and
Levied from the Inhabitants &c. upon Inspection whereof it is found
that the inserting the Year 1732 is a mistake and ought to have been

1733
Col^o King and M^r Walter Smith Added to the Committee for
drawing the address to the Proprietary
Col^o King from the Committee of Accounts delivers M^r Speaker
the following Report viz.

By the Committee of Accounts June the 7^th 1739
On Inspecting the Account Currant remitted the 4^th March 1737
by Mess^rs Samuel Hyde and William Hunt two of the Trustees
for collecting and managing the 15^d p Hogshead for sinking
the Paper Currency Your Committee find that there has been
laid out by said Trustees £5790.. 15 to purchase sundry Capital
Stocks in the Bank of England amounting to £4000..0..0 and that
there remains a Ballance unapplied in the said Trustees hands of

£563--19-3
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June 8