410 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-June 2, 1750.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
May 21

by the Judge of the Court of Admiralty, at the Time of his Qualifi-
cation as such; that Report may be made accordingly.
Signed per Order, Wm. Wilkins, Clerk.
To Mr. Michael Macnemara, Register
of the Court of Admiralty.
Gentlemen,
By all the Entries in the Proceedings of the Court of Vice Ad-
miralty, I can't find any other than a Certificate from the Governor,
and Certificates from Provincial Magistrates, that the Judge ap-
pointed of the Vice-Admiralty Court, had taken before them the
several Oaths required by Law, and an Oath of Office, which doth
not appear in the Certificates or Proceedings.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your most humble Servant,
M. Macnemara.
To the Honourable Gentlemen of the
Committee of Grievances and Courts
of Justices. May 18, 1750.
On reading the said Report, the House concurs therewith.
On motion that a Bill may be brought in, to direct and prescribe
the Form of an Oath to be taken by the several Officers of this Prov-
ince, before they take upon themselves to act in any Office; Leave

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is given: Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare and
bring in the same.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Air.
Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act for the Sale of certain Lands and
Houses, belonging to the Free School in the City of Annapolis,
called King William's School; Indorsed, " By the Upper House of
Assembly, May 21, 1750: Read the first and second Time by
especial Order, and will pass.
" Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."
Which Bill was read here the first Time, and ordered to lie on the
Table.
On motion that a Committee be appointed to enquire into the Will
of Col. Thomas Smithson, deceased, and report to the House what
Estate he bequeathed by his Will to the Rector, Visitors, &c. of the
Free School, in those Lands; and also what Estate the said Rector,
&c. have in the Lots lying in the City of Annapolis, mentioned in the
Bill sent down from the Upper House: Ordered, That Mr. Carroll,
Mr. Bordley, and Mr. Murdock, be a Committee for that Purpose ;
and that they make Report accordingly.