372 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. 23-May 22, 1756.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
April 17

Which Message was sent to the Upper House by M.^r Matthew
Tilghman and M.^r Carroll.
M.^r Matthew Tilghman, from the Committee of Laws, brings in
and delivers to M.^r Speaker an Address to his Excellency; which
was read, approved, and ordered to be ingrossed.

M.^r Murdock, from the Committee of Laws, brings in and delivers
to M.^r Speaker the following ingrossed Address, viz.
To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe, Esq; Governor and Com-
mander in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland.
The humble Address of the House of Delegates.
May it please your Excellency,
Upon considering your Excellency's Account, this Day laid before
us, for Transcribing, by Order of his Majesty in Council, the Acts
of Assembly of this Province, we think it needful to have a List of
all the Titles of all the Laws which were Transcribed, that we may
know what Laws were transmitted as being Laws in Force in this
Province.

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And therefore humbly request your Excellency will be pleased to
order such List to be laid before this House.
Which was read and assented to, and signed, by Order of the
house, by the Honourable Speaker.

Ordered, That M.^r Earle and Capt. Jenifer do acquaint his Ex-
cellency, That this House hath prepared an Address, to be presented
to him, and desires to know when and where he will please to receive
it: They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker, that the Governor was
pleased to signify he would receive the Address immediately in the
Conference Chamber.

Ordered, That Capt. Stoddert, with Three more, do present the
Address.
The House adjourns until Monday Morning at 8 of the Clock.

April 19

Monday Morning, 19^th April, 1756.

The House met according to Adjournment: All the Members
appeared as on Saturday, except M.^r Bracco, M.^r Lloyd, M.^r Govane,
M.^r Benjamin Mackall, Col. Scarborough, and Major Evans.
M.^r Thomas Reeder, M.^r Benjamin Handy, and M.^r Bordley,
appeared in the House.

His Excellency communicated to M.^r Speaker the following Mes-
sage, viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
In Answer to your Address of the 17th, I must acquaint you,
that I have received no perfect List of the Titles of all the Laws,