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The Governor communicates to Mr. Speaker the following Mes-
sage; viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
By the Treasurers Accounts laid before your House, the Sum of
269 1. 4 s. 6 d. appears to be laid out in Arms and Ammunition, pur-
suant to the Act Entituled, An Act continuing, An Act for raising
Three Pence Sterling per Hogshead on all Tobacco to be exported
for purchasing Arms and Ammunition, and for an immediate sup-
ply of Arms for the Defence of this Province, passed in the Session
of 1748, and the Bills on that Fund being now paid and all brought
to Account, a Ballance of 383 1. 19 s. 1 d. 2 q. remains still due to the
Province.
The Council House has great Occasion of several Reparations and
some Debts have been already contracted to the same Purpose: It is
therefore recommended, that you will take under your Consideration,
whether it may not be proper to defray those Charges out of the
Money due on that Fund, or that you will direct the Payment in some
other Manner. Sam. Ogle.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock.
Post Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment.
On Consideration of the Governor's Message, communicated to
Mr. Speaker on the first of June Instant; the Question was put, That
an Allowance of Provisions be made to our friendly Indians, that
pass through this Province to War with the Catawbaws: Resolved
in the Negative.
Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare an Address to
the Governor, in Answer to his Message of the first of June Instant.
The Bill entituled, An Act continuing an Act entituled, An Act
for the better Relief of poor Debtors; and the Bill entituled, An Act
for erecting a new Market-House in the City of Annapolis; and the
Bill entituled, An Act to oblige Naval Officers to give sufficient
Bonds, &c. which were read the second Time and passed, and sent
to the Upper House by Col. J. Henry and Mr. Oldham.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
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Liber No. 47
June 6
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Speaker the Bill entituled, An Act for Tryal of all Matters of Fact
in the several Counties where they have arisen or shall arise; and
the Bill entituled, An Act reviving an Act entituled, An Act for the
speedy Recovery of small Debts out of Court, &c. severally Indorsed,
" By the Upper House of Assembly, June 6, 1751. Read the second
Time, and will not pass."
On reading the Bill entituled, An Act for laying out a Town near
the Mouth of Rock Creek, &c. the Question was put, Whether the
Purchase Money, to be paid for the Land to be erected into a Town,
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