The Upper House. 37

Read the second Time the Bill Entituled an Act enabling the Com-
missioners of Charles Town in Cecil County to build an Inspection
house in the said Town, and will pass with the following Amend-
ment after the Word, that, in the 30^th Line of the first Page, to the
Words, the Commissioners in the 32^d Line to be Ommitted sent by
Col Hammond
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Additional and exple-
mentary Act to the Act Entituled an Act impowering the Commis-
sioners of the County Courts to Levy and Raise Tobacco to Defray
the necessary Charges of their Counties and Parishes; and with
the following Amendments will pass Leave out the words, Between
several Counties, in 8^th Line and the words, It is, in the 16 Line of
the first Page, and also the word, therefore in the same Line sent
by Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Read the second Time the Bill Entituled an Act impowering the
Justices of Calvert County Court to assess and Levy on the Taxable
Inhabitants of the said County a sum not exceeding One Thousand
Pounds Current Money and to empower Certain Commissioners
therein named to Appropriate the same towards building finishing
& Compleating a New County Court house for the said County,
passed and sent by Col Plater

Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Additional Supple-
mentary Act to the Act Entituled an Act Relating to servants and
Slaves, Passed and sent by Benedict Calvert Esq^r
Read the second Time the Bill Entituled an Act for Dividing
St. Pauls Parish in Queen Anns and Talbot Counties and for erect-
ing a new Parish thereout by the Name of St: Johns Parish Passed
and sent by Richard Lee Esq^r
Read the second Time the Bill Entituled an Act for the Relief of
Thomas Brooke a Languishing Prisoner in Prince Georges County
Goal: and will not Pass sent by Col Tasker
Richard Lee Esq^r from the Committee of Both houses appointed
to Inspect the Accounts and Proceedings of the Commissioners of
the Paper Currency Office brings in the following Report
At a Committee of Both houses of Assembly appointed to Inspect
the Office and Proceedings of the Commissioners for Emitting Bills
of Credit Established by Act of Assembly May 17^th 1748
Were Present The Honourable Richard Lee Esq^r of the Upper
house M^r Thomas Sheredine Col John Henry M^r Abraham Barnes
Cap^t Edward Tilghman M^r John Stoddart of the Lower house
Who make choice of the honourable Richard Lee Esq^r Chairman
and Richard Dorsey their Clerk and Agree to make the following
Report

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
June 8
p. 255

Your Committee having Carefully Inspected the State of the
office for Emitting the Paper Money find that there Remains of the

p. 256