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Richard Lee Esq. from the Comittee appointed to Inspect the
Accounts and proceedings of the Commissioners of the Paper Cur-
rency Office brings in the following Report Viz.

Maryland ss.
At a Committee of both houses of Assembly appointed to Inspect
the office and Proceedings of the Commissioners for emitting the
Bills of Credit Established by Act of Assembly of the Province af^d
May 18^th 1751.
Were Present
The Honourable Richard Lee Esq. of the Upper house

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
May 30

Col Thomas Colvill
Major Abraham Barnes
Cap Zachariah Bond
Col John Henry
M^r James Baxter

of the Lower house

Who make Choice of Richard Lee Esq. Chairman; and Rich^d
Dorsey Clerk, and agree to make the following Report,
Your Committee having Inspected the Lists of Ordinary Licenses,
Returned by Several Clerks in pursuance of the Order of the last
Session, do find some of them Imperfect by Placing them to Sheriffs
that had not the Collection thereof, and Considerable Alterations
between the Lists returned in Pursuance of the Order af^d and those
formerly Returned, which your Committee Apprehend was occa-
sioned by the said Clerks not being enjoyned by the said Order to
Return the fines arising on breaches of Law by which means it is not
Practicable for your Committee at this Time to Render the Sheriffs
Accounts perfect as they ought to be with Relation to the Money by
them received for Ordinary Licenses & Fines.
Therefore Your Committee think it expedient that the Several
. and Respective Clerks be required to make out fair and exact ac-
counts of all the Ordinary Licenses Granted by the Respective Courts,
beginning at the Year 1740 mentioning the Several Courts when
Granted, the Sums of Money paid and who were Sheriffs at the Time
of Granting the said Licenses together with an Account of the Fines
and forfeitures
All which is Submitted to the Consideration of both houses of
Assembly this 30^th day of May 1751.
Richard Lee Zach^a Bond
Tho. Colvill John Henry
A Barnes James Baxter

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

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