The Lower House. 4I7

Richard Lee, Benedict Calvert, and William Goldsborough, Esquires,
to join the Commissioners 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 Majesty's 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 per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.

The Bill entituled, An Act for granting a Supply of Forty Thou-
sand Pounds for his Majesty's Service, &c. was indorsed, " Read,
and, with the Amendments agreed to by the Conferees of both Houses
of Assembly, " will pass ;" and was sent to the Upper House, by
M.^r Lloyd and Capt. Gassaway.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
May 12

Thursday Morning, 13^th May, 1756.

The House met according to Adjournment: All the Members
appeared as Yesterday, except M.^r Bordley.
The House proceeded to Tax the Bill entituled, An Act to impower
and direct the Clerk of Anne-Arundel County Court, to Record,
among the said County Records, a Deed of Bargain and Sale, from
Thomas Larkin, deceased, to John Jordan, deceased.

To the Honorouble Speaker, £2:0:0
To the Clerk, 1: 0: 0

And the Bill entituled, An Act to vest certain entailed Lands
therein mentioned in the Female Heirs of Leonard Hollyday, Gentle-
man, in Fee Simple.

To the Honourable Speaker, £4:0:0
To the Clerk, 2:0:0

On reading the Report from the Committee appointed to inspect
the Arms and Ammunition, and Accounts relating thereto, brought
into the House on the 17th day of March 1756, the House concurs
therewith.
Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare and bring in an
Address to his Excellency thereon; and to request his Excellency to
remove the present Armourer for his Neglect of Duty.

May 13

M.^r Carroll, from the Committee of Laws, brings in and delivers
to M.^r Speaker an Address to his Excellency; which was read, ap-
proved, and ordered to be ingrossed.
M.^r Carroll, from the Committee of Laws, brings in and delivers to
M.^r Speaker the following ingrossed Address, viz.

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