140 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 2-Nov. 17, 1753.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
November 12

Your Committee observe that the Clerks of S.^t Marys and Fred-
erick Counties have not returned Lists of Ordinary Licenses granted
in these Countys for the years 1751 & 1752 & that the Clerks of
Talbot and Cecil Counties have not Returned Lists for the Year
1752 for want of which Lists we cannot ascertain the Sums Due
from the Sheriff of said Counties in those years
Your Committee further find that the Money taken out of the
Office by Virtue of an Act of Assembly Passed in the Year 1740 for
encouragement of Persons voluntarily Inlisting in his Majestys Ser-
vice for the Expedition against Cuba the Sum of f 686.. 14.. 4 remains
due and that by the Same Act it is Directed that the Money should
be Replaced in the Office by three Equall Assessments on the pub-
licks of which only two Assessments have been made and that there
is also due to the said Office for Money taken out for the Expedi-
tion against Canada which is to be replaced by Ordinary Licenses
the Sum of £2939.. i o., i of.
All which is Submitted to the Consideration of both houses this
12^th Day of November 1753.
Rich^d Lee
A Barnes
Zach Bond
Rich.^d Harrison
Arthur Lee
Walter Dulany

Mem."

Money Paid into the Office by Severall of the Sheriffs & late
Sheriffs beforementioned for Ordinary Licenses &c. Since the Clos-
ing of the Books, viz

John Williamson Sheriff of Kent County £41...18.. 6
Thomas Harris Sheriff of Queen Anns County 27.. io.. 3
Nathan Hammond Sheriff of Ann Arundel County 8i..io.. 9
Nehemiah King Sheriff of Somerset County 14.. 5.. o
Ephraim Waggaman Sheriff of Worcester County i-.i5.. 71/2
Samuel Hanson late Sheriff of Charles County 27.. 2.. 3
Thomas Franclin late Sheriff of Baltimore County 36.. 8.. 4
William Young Sheriff of Same County 9..io.. o
William Thomas late Sheriff of Talbot County I4..I2..H

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Read the Second Time the Bill Entituled An Act for Amending
the Staple of Tobacco for preventing frauds in his Majestys Customs
and for the Limitation of officers fees, and will pass with the Amend-
ments proposed in a Schedule herewith Sent to the Lower house
by Col Hammond In the I7th Line of the first Page between the