The Lower House. 85

Which Bill was here Read, and passed for Ingrossing.

Mr. Edward Tilghman brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, an
Ingrossed Bill, entituled, An Act for the Adjournment and Con-
tinuance of Prince-George's and Queen- Anne's County Courts;
which was Read and Assented to, and sent to the Upper House, with
the Paper Bill, by Mr. James Tilghman and Mr. John Hall.

Benedict Calvert, and John Ridout, Esquires, from the Upper
House, acquaint Mr. Speaker, That the Governor requires the At-
tendance of the Lower House immediately in the Upper House.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and (with the Members of the Lower
House) went to the Upper House, and presented to his Excellency
the Governor, an Ingrossed Bill, entituled,

An Act for the Adjournment and Continuance of Prince-George's
and Queen-Anne's County Courts;

Which his Excellency passed into a Law in the usual Manner.

Mr. Speaker (with the Rest of the Members) returned to the
Lower House, and resumed the Chair.

The House refers the further Consideration of the Subject-matter
contained in his Excellency's Speech, and his Majesty's Secretary
of State, and Sir Jeffery Amherst's Letters, till the Meeting of the
House on the Morrow Morning.

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

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
March 22

Tuesday, March 23, 1762.

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

The House proceeds to the Consideration of the Subject-matter
contained in his Excellency's Speech, and his Majesty's Secretary
of State, and Sir Jeffery Amherst's Letters; and, on Motion, the
Question was put, That the following be entered as a Resolve of
this House, viz.

March 23

Resolved, That if it shall appear that General Forbes has not
paid all the Money that accrued due for the Pay, 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 Provision for
what further Sum may be due for the Pay, Victualling and Cloathing
of the said Men; and if it shall appear that the same shall have been
paid by the Crown, that then such further Sum shall be applied to
the Reimbursing the Crown for such Payment. Resolved in the
Affirmative.

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