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the Upper House, delivers to M^r Speaker the Bill entituled an Act
empowering the Justices of Calvert County Court to assess and
levy &c Indorsed. By the Upper House of Assembly, June 8. 1748,
read the second Time and will pass which Bill was read here, and
passed for Ingrossing.
Signed per order. J. Ross G. Up. Ho.
Benedict Calvert, Esq^r from the Upper House, delivers to M^r
Speaker the Bill entituled An Additional and supplementary Act to
the Act entituled, An Act relating to servants and slaves Indorsed ;
By the Upper House of Assembly June 8. 1748 read the second
Time and will pass.
Signed per order J. Ross G. Up. Ho.
which Bill was read here and pass^d for Ingrossing. Richard Lee
Esq^r from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker the Bill enti-
tuled An Act for dividing St. Pauls Parish in Queen Annes and
Talbot Counties &^ca Indorsed; By the Upper House of Assembly
June 8 1748 read the second Time and will pass.
Signed per Order. J. Ross. Cl. Up. Ho.
which Bill was read here, and passed for Ingrossing. Col. Tasker,
from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker the Bill entituled
An Act for the relief of Thomas Brooke Junior a languishing pris-
oner in Prince George's County Goal Indorsed; By the upper House
of Assembly, June 8^th 1748, read the second Time and will not pass.
Signed per order J. Ross Cl. Up. Ho.
M^r Smith from the Committee appointed to inspect the Arms and
Ammunition &c. delivers to M^r Speak^r the following report Viz.
By the Committee appointed to inspect the arms Ammunition,
and Accounts relating thereto. June 8. 1748. Your Committee hav-
ing inspected the Arms and Ammunition in the City of Annapolis,
do find the same as followeth Viz. In the powder House 134 Sword
Belts, 42 Carbines one Box of Flints 133 Cags of Leaden Balls
6 Barrells and 8 half Barrels of new powder 13 half Barrells of old
Ditto under the Conference Chamber 2700 lb of Ball 300 lb of
Large Shot 980 lb of Bar Lead, in the room over the Conference
Chamber, 70 old Musquets and Carbines much out of repair, 23 pair
of Holsters 11 Musquets 145 Swords 25 Bayonets 65 new Sword
Belts 15 old Cutlasses, 6 Drums 4 Chests of Match, 8 pistols

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
June 8

In the Council Chamber, 375 Musquets and Carbines 71 pistols
22 Trumpets 9 Drums 27 Swords, 44 Cartouch Boxes and Belts
and 9 old Ditto, 49 Halberts and pikes, 46 Buckets and Slings, 50
Sword Blades 10 Daggers. Your Committee further certify that
they have applied to the Committee of Accounts, in Order to inspect
the Treasurers account; and are informed by said Committee that

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