524 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 28-May 13, 1758.

U.H.J.
Liber No. 35

May 8

granting a Supply of £40000 : for his Majesty's Service and striking
£34015.6.0: thereof in Bills of Credit, and raising a Fund for sinking
the same, thus subscribed.

8.^th of May 1758: Read and assented to by the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p : Order M Macnemara Cl. Lo : Ho.

Read and assented to by this House and ordered to be so sub-
scribed.
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

Samuel Chamberlaine Esq.^r from the Committee appointed to
inspect the Office and Proceedings of the Commissioners for emitting
Bills of Credit established by Act of Assembly, brings in the follow-
ing Report :

Maryland ss.
At a Committee of both Houses of Assembly appointed to inspect
the Office and Proceedings of the Commissioners for emitting Bills
of Credit established by Act of Assembly

Were present
The honourable Samuel Chamberlaine Esq.^r of the Upper House.
Mess.^rs Walter Dulany Michael Earle, Robert Lloyd, John Bracco,
Alexander Williamson, Matthew Tilghman, Brice Thomas Beale
Worthington, and John Hanson of the Lower House.
We make Choice of and appoint the honourable Samuel Chamber-
laine Esq.^r Chairman and Richard Dorsey their Clerk.
Your Committee on an Inspection of the Books, and Accounts
of the said Office, find them still kept in that irregular and indistinct
manner which has been reported by former Committees, and there-
fore have not had it in their Power thoroughly to examine into the

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State and Condition of the same Office or into the Conduct and
Behaviour of the said Commissioners or Trustees any further than
to enable them to make the following Report, viz.'
Your Committee have examined the Iron Chest or Cash Account
N.^o 1. raised in the Books and find it clobed to the 6.^th Day of Feb
ruary last, by the following State of which it will appear that there
remains a Ballance of £544.15.4 :
D.^r The Office for emitting Bills of Credit.
To Ballance in the Iron Chest 15 : Sep.^r 1756. as pl 616.. 5.. 9 1/4
Report the 17.^th of same Month...............