32 Assembly Proceedings, June 3-23, 1752.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
June 4

Capt. Addison, from the Committee appointed to inspect into the
State and Condition of the Arms and Ammunition, &c. acquaints
Mr. Speaker, that Committee had made choice of Benjamin Beall
to be their Clerk: The House approves the Choice. Ordered, That
he be qualified in the usual Manner.
Ordered, That Capt. Addison, with five more, do present the
Address to his Honour the President.
Col. Hooper, from the Committee of Laws, delivers to Mr.
Speaker an Address to his Honour the President; which was read,
approved, and ordered to be Ingrossed.

Major Charles Ridgely, a Delegate returned to serve in this
Assembly for Baltimore County, appeared in the House. Ordered,
That Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Franklin do go with him to the Upper
House, to see him there qualified: They return, and acquaint Mr.
Speaker they saw him qualified in the usual Manner.
On motion that a Bill be brought in, to prevent slaves that are
superannuated, or become useless to their Masters, and are manu-
mitted by them, or discharged from their Service, from becoming
burthensome to the Public, and to prevent Slaves from being manu-
mitted by the last Will and Testament of their Masters; Leave is
given: Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare and
bring in a Bill accordingly.
Col. Hooper, from the Committee of Laws delivers to Mr. Speaker
the following Ingrossed Address; viz.
To the Honourable Benjamin Tasker, Esq; President of his Lord-
ship's Honourable Council in Maryland, and Commander in Chief
thereof ;

The humble Address of the House of Delegates of said Province.
May it please your Honour,
We his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Delegates
of the Freemen of the said Province, in Assembly convened, return
your Honour our unfeigned Thanks, for your kind Speech at the
Opening of this Session.

It is with much Concern we reflect on the Loss sustained by this
Province, in the Death of our late worthy Governor: But at the
same Time, it affords us great Satisfaction, that the Administration
of the Government hath devolved upon your Honour, who are
certainly under all the Ties of Nature and Interest to promote the
Happiness of Maryland: And you may be assured, that our ready

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and hearty Concurrence shall never be wanting, with every Measure
that can be devised, for the Ease and Prosperity of the Good People
of this Province; which we are under every Obligation of Nature,
Interest, and Duty, to promote and advance to the utmost of our
Power.