454 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. 13-Mar. 9, 1758.

L.H.J.
Liber No. 49
Mar. 2

For the Negative,

Williamson, Dent, Ward,
Rasin, Waggaman, Murdock,
Tilden, Goldsborough, Fraser,
Hammond, M. Tilghman, Lloyd,
Gassaway, Gray, E. Tilghman,
Carroll, Sulivane, Bracco,
Worthington, Lecompte, Sudler,
J. J. Mackall, Govane, Chapline,
E. Gantt, Cockey Deye, Beatty,

Hanson, Owings, Cresap. 30

The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock.
Post-Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
The Bill, entituled, An Act for Granting a Supply of £30,000 for
his Majesty's Service, &c. was Read the second Time, and com-
mitted for Amendments.

The House adjourns till the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

Mar. 3

Friday, March 3, 1758.
The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were

called, and all appealed as Yesterday, except Mr. Gassaway. The

Proceedings were Read.
On Motion, That a Bill be brought in relating to Guardians and
Orphans; Leave is given :
Ordered, That Mr. Matthew Tilghman, Mr. Bracco, and Mr.
Edward Dorsey, do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.

On Motion, the House appointed Mr. Basil Dorsey, junior, as
Clerk, to attend the several Committees, who are or may be ap-
pointed to draw and prepare Bills for the Consideration of the House.

Ordered, That he be Qualified in the usual Form.

Mr. Basil Dorsey lodged with the Clerk of the House, the follow-
ing Certificate, viz.

p. 260

I certify that Basil Dorsey, junior, came before me the Sub-
scriber, one of his Lordship's Justices of the Peace for Anne-
Arundel County, and took the several Oaths to the Government,
repeated and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, and the Test; and
also took the following Oath, viz.

You Basil Dorsey, junior, do swear, That you will true Entries
make of all such Matters and Things as shall be to you directed, by
any Committee of the Lower House of Assembly, for whom you
shall act as Clerk; and that you will not divulge the Secrets of the