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By the Lower house of Assembly 12^th May 1756
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho

Read the first time in this house and Ordered to lye on the Table
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem die Post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
A Message from the Lower house by Mess:^rs Carroll and Tilgh-
man
By the Lower house of Assembly 12 :^th May 1756
May it Please your Honours
This house in Consequence of what was agreed to on the Con-
ference of both houses hath Appointed Philip Hammond Charles Car-

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
May 12

roll John Gassaway William Murdock Mathew Tilghman and Robert
Lloyd Esq :^rs to Act as Commissioners in Examining and Inspecting
into the State of the Funds for replacing and Sinking the sum of
Forty Thousand pounds and to apportion the Land Tax in case of a
deficiency &c :^a to be raised by Virtue of a Bill Entituled an Act for
Granting a Supply of forty Thousand pounds for his Majestys
Service and Striking thirty Four thousand and fifteen pounds six
Shillings thereof in Bills of Credit and raising a fund for Sinking
the same and desire to know who your Honours will Nominate to
Join them as Commissioners! for the Purpose aforesaid that the Bill
now prepared by this house for raising the sum af .^d for his Majestys
Service may be filled up and sent to your honours for Concurrence
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho

The following Message is sent to the Lower house by Benedict
Calvert Esq^r
By the Upper house of Assembly 12^th May 1756
Gentlemen
In Answer to your Message of this day This house hath named
Samuel Chamberlaine Philip Thomas Benjamin Tasker Jun^r Richard
Lee Benedict Calvert and William Goldsborough Esq:^r to Join
the Comm :^rs appointed by your house in examining and Inspecting
into the State of the Funds for Replacing and Sinking the sum of
Forty thousand pounds and to Apportion the Land Tax in case of
a deficiency to be Raised by Virtue of a Bill Entituled an Act for
Granting a Supply of Forty thousand pounds for his Majestys
Service and Striking Thirty four thousand and fifteen pounds six
shillings thereof in Bills of Credit and raising a fund for Sinking
the same
Signed p Order John Ross Cl: Up: Ho

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