The Lower House. 359

Thursday, June 24.^th 1773
The House met.

All Members present as on Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.
M.^r J. Hall brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker, a Bill, entitled,
An Act for the Establishment of Religious Worship in this Prov-
ince, for the Maintenance of the Clergy, and other Purposes therein
mentioned. Which was read the first Time and ordered to lie on the
Table.

The Paper Bill, N.° 1 was sent to the Upper House by M.^r W.
Ennalls and M.^r Smallwood.
M.^r Beall brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker, a Bill, entitled,
An Act to continue the Acts of Assembly therein mentioned. Which
was read the first and second Time by an especial Order, passed, and
sent to the Upper House by M.^r Thomas and M.^r J. Ennalls.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
June 24

M.^r Tolley brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker, a Bill, entitled,
An Act reviving and continuing an Act, entitled, An Act for amend-
ing and repairing the Publick Roads in Baltimore County. Which
was read the first and second Time by an especial Order, passed, and
sent to the Upper House by M.^r Tolly and M.^r Ridgely.
M.^r Tyler brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the following
Report.
By the Committee appointed to examine the State and Condition
of the several publick Offices.
Your Committee have examined the State and Condition of the
several publick Offices, and find that the old Record Books in the
several Offices remain in the same bad State as has been several
Times reported to your Honourable House.
Your Committee also find, that since October Session, 1771, the
following Record Books are added in the said Offices, Viz.^t

In the Land Office B.C. and G.S. N.° 44 containing Patents.
45 Certificates
46 Patents

In the Commissary's Office W.D. N.° 2, 3, and 4, containing Wills
W.D. 17, 18, 19 and 20 Inventories.
W.D. 11, Accounts
E.V. 2, Balances

And that the Proceedings in the said Offices are recorded and
examined up to the present Year, except the Judgments in the Pro-
vincial Court, which are only entered up to October Term 1766.
In Obedience to the Order of your Honourable House, your Com-
mittee applied to Reverdy Ghiselin, Clerk of the Provincial Court,
Elie Vallette, Register of the Commissary's Office, James Brooks,

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