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those of 81,600.^lbs and 8,800^lb of Tobo to the late and present
Clerks of the Council. As it does not appear to this House for what
Services rendred to the public those Sums are required to be paid
We do not think we could be justified to our Constituents in making
such Allowances if those Gentlemen will lay before us a particular
Account of their Charges for Services performed by Virtue of the
Laws of this Province and for w.^ch they ought to be paid by a Tax
on the people we will readily insert in the Journal what shall appear
to us just and reasonable We have inserted the Allowance to the
Clerks of Our House for Copying the Journals in 1761 1762 1763
and 1765
We think it necessary to inform your Honours that although we
have for this Time allowed the Charge for Repairs done to the
Council House we have resolved that we will not for the future
apply any Money belonging to the public in Discharge of Contracts
made by your Honours
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo. Ho

On Reading the said Message the first and second Time the Queon
was put whether the said Message shall be altered or not
Resolved in the Negative
Which said Message being fairly transcribed was sent to the
Upper House by Thomas Ringgold and John Hammond Esq.^rs
On Reading the Second Time the Petition of the Parishioners of
Saint Pauls parish in Queen Ann's County the same was granted
Ordered that Col.^o Tilghman J. Hollyday Esq.^rs and M^r Wright
do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly
On Reading the second Time the Report brought in by M.^r
Grahame relative to Capt.ⁿ Bealle Capt.ⁿ Ware &c the same was
referred for Consideration on Thursday Morning next

The House adjourns 'till 2 of the Clock

P M

The House met
Thomas Johnson Esq.^r brings in and delivers to M^r Speaker a
Bill Entitled a Suppl.^y Act to the Act Entitled an Act for Building a
Church in S.^t James's parish in Ann Arundel County which was
read the first Time and Ordered to ly on the Table
The Bill Intitled an Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors was
read the first Time and Ordered to ly on the Table
Thomas Johnson Esq.^r brings in and delivers to M^r Speaker a
Bill Entitled an Act to enable the Proprietors of Inspected Tobacco
to remove the same from the Inspecting Houses to other Ware-
houses convenient for the Lading thereof on Board Vessels for

L. H. J.
Liber No. 53
Dec. 7