The Lower House.

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For the Negative,

L. H. J.

Plater,

J. Goldsborough,

Liber No. 51
King, April 6

Key,

Edmondson,

Beall,

Greenfield,

Bowman,

Dulany,

Hynson,

Sulivane,

Steuart,

Gresham,

C. Goldsborough,

Chapline,

Carroll,

Owings,

E. Dorsey,

B. Mackall,

Ward,

Cresap.

Dent,

Mauldin,

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On Motion, That the further Consideration of the Subject-matter,
contained in his Excellency the Governor's Speech, be Referred until
the Morrow Morning at Eight of the Clock;

Ordered, That the same be Referred accordingly.
The House adjourns till the Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.

Saturday April 7,^th 1759

April 7

The House met according to Adjournment; The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday. The Proceedings were Read.

Mr. Gibson appeared in the House.

The Order of the Day being Read; the House took into further
Consideration the Subject-matter contained in his Excellency the
Governor's Speech; And,

Resolved, That the Sum of £. 5 Bounty Money be paid, out of the
Supplies to be raised, to each ablebodied Man who shall voluntarily
enlist to act as a Ranger, for the Protection of the Inhabitants on
the Western Frontier of this Province.

Resolved, That this House will, out of the first Supplies that shall
be granted for his Majesty's Service, appropriate a Sum sufficient
to repay the Money advanced last Year by General Forbes, for the
Pay, Victualling and Cloathing of the Troops, formerly in the Pay
of this Province, from the Time the Money granted for the Pay,
Subsistence and Cloathing of the said Men, was expended, till the
said Troops were taken into his Majesty's Service last Year by the
said General Forbes, so far as the same shall appear to this House
to be just and reasonable.

And it is further Resolved, That if it shall appear that General
Forbes has not paid all the Money that may be due for the Pay,

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Victualling and Cloathing of the said Men, from the Time the
Money granted for that Purpose was expended, till the Time they
were taken into his Majesty's Service, that then this House will
make a Provision for what further Sum may be due for the Pay,
Victualling and Cloathing of the said Men.

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