The Upper House. 247

At A Committee of both Houses of Assembly appointed to in-
spect the Office and Proceedings of the Commissioners for emitting
Bills of Credit as established by Act of Assembly 25 March 1746

U.H.J.
Liber No. 34

Present

The honble Richard Lee Esq^r of the Upper House

Major Thomas Sheredine
Col^o John Henry
M^r John Stoddert | of the Lower House
M^r Edward Tilghman | pf Assembly
& M^r Turner Wootton

Who make Choice of the honble Richard Lee Esq^r their Chairman
and Richard Dorsey their Clerk and agree to make the following
Report
Your Committee by inspecting the Accounts and Proceedings of
the Comm^rs for emitting Bills of Credit, do find that there has been
paid to them, to the 10^th of March Instant of the Money arising
for the Duties on Ordinary Licenses Fines and forfeitures men-
tioned in the Act for raising and issuing Money for maintaining
his Majestys Forces to be raised within this Province and for trans-
porting them to the Place of Rendezvous in the West Indies
61..15..0 more than was applyed to the Uses by the said Act directed
Your Committee further Observe that Considerable Ballances
are still due from several Sheriffs within this Province on Account
of the Money arising from the Ordinary Licenses fines and forfei-
tures af^d amounting to 1364.. 3...5 1/2 as by the Accounts hereunto
annexed, but from what particular Sheriffs those Ballances are due,
Your Committee cannot make appear for want of Accounts stated
with them respectively by the Commrs for emitting Bills of Credit
in a distinct Book for that Purpose as required by the Lower House
of Assembly last Session
All which is submitted to the Consideration of both Houses this
28 day of March 1746 by

John Stoddart Edw^d Tilghman T. Sheredine
Turner Wootton Richard Lee John Henry

Memorandum Money paid by Thomas Hynson Wright late
Sheriff of Queen Anns County since the Closing the Books for
Ordinary Licenses 76..00..0
No Lists from Worcester or Calvert County returned by the
Clerks for the Year 1745

An Account of Ordinary Licenses granted in the several & re-
spective Counties in the Province of Maryland by Virtue of an Act
of Assembly Ent^d an Act for raising and issuing Money for main-
taining his Majestys Forces to be raised within this Province and

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