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L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
May 17
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some Aggrievances, &c. The Bill entituled, An Act continuing an Act
entituled, An Act for the speedy Recovery of small Debts, &c. The
Bill entituled, An Act continuing an Act entituled, An Act for the
Advancement of Justice: The Bill entituled, An Act continuing an
Act entituled, An Act to prevent the ill Practices of Sheriffs, &c. And
the Bill entituled, An Act continuing an Act entituled, An Act for the
better Relief of poor Debtors: Were severally read the second Time,
and passed; and were sent to the Upper House by Mr. Robert Lloyd
and Mr. Hyland.
Resolved, That this House will take into Consideration that Part
of his Excellency's Speech, relating to the 3 d. for Arms and Am-
munition, Tomorrow.
Mr. Key delivers to Mr. Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act to enable
the Vestrymen and Churchwardens of King and Queen Parish, in
St. Mary's County, for the Time being, to sell a certain Tract of
Land therein mentioned, and to apply the Produce Money, or To-
bacco, arising by such Sale, towards the purchasing of another Piece
of Land, to be made a Glebe, for the Use of the Incumbent of that
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Parish, and his Successors: Which Bill was read the first Time, and
ordered to lie on the Table.
Col. Henry, from the Committee of Laws, delivers to Mr.
Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act to oblige Owners, Overseers, and
Managers of Iron- Works, to assist in repairing public Roads :
Which Bill was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Capt. Addison, from the Committee appointed to inspect the
Arms, &c. delivers to Mr. Speaker the following Report :
By the Committee appointed to inspect the Arms, Ammunition, and
Accounts relating thereto, May 17, 1750.
Your Committee having 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 Carbine ditto, I Box of Flints, 109 Cags of
Leaden Ball, and as much Leaden Ball in two old Casks to the
Amount of 22 Cags, 9 Half Barrels and 3 Pieces of Half Barrels of
old Powder, 6 Barrels and 8 Half Barrels of new ditto.
In the Room under the Conference Chamber,
2700 lb. of Leaden Ball, 300 lb. of large Shot, 980 lb. of Bar Lead.
In the Room over the Conference-Chamber,
72 old Muskets and Carbines much out of Repair, 23 Pair of
Holsters, 144 Swords, 25 Bayonets, 65 Sword Belts, 16 old Cut-
lasses, 6 new Drums, 14 Pistols, 4 Chests of Match, and 15 Pair of
Drum-sticks.
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