332 "Journal of the Council"

[p. 225] Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to John Hyde Twelve shillings
and six pence due him per Account passed by the Auditor,

That the said Treasurer pay to James Cowan Seventeen pounds seven shillings and six
pence due him per Account passed by the Auditor.

Commission issued to Josiah Hobbs Inspector of Princess Anne Warehouse in Somerset
County.

In Council April 19th. 1793

It appearing to the Board on the representation of Jacob Comegys of Kent County and
by the representation of the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of said County, that the
said Jacob Comegys was presented in the Court of the said County for not keeping the public
roads in his care in good order according to Law by which the said Comegys incurred the
forfeiture of five hundred pounds of Tobacco by the Judgment of the said Court, and it appearing
further by the Representations aforesaid that the said Comegys was confined by a long illness
and bad Health so as to be unable to perform the duties of an Overseer of the road, and that
the said Comegys's case deserves the interposition of the Board, It is therefore ordered that
the said forfeiture be [p. 226] remitted on the said Comegys paying all Costs on the
said presentment and prosecution.

John Kilty
H. Ridgely
John Davidson
Wm Pinkney

In Council April 19th. 1793

By the Petition of John Groves of Ann Arundel County, it is set forth that in this
present Month of April he was fined by the Court of the said County six hundred pounds of
Tobacco for retailing Spiritous liquors without licence. The Petitioner represents that he
opened a store at Pig Point in the said County on the 15th day of May 1792 and being
advised that a single Magistrate could grant a permit until the next sitting of the Court, he
applied to Thomas Tongue Esq'r. whose Certificate thereof accompanies the Petition, that
the Petitioner thinking the paper he obtained from Mr Tongue sufficient authority, retailed
liquor as aforesaid, And thus ignorantly trespassed against the Law; he therefore prays a
remission of the fine, and the Chief Justice and one Associate Justice of the said Court having
recommended him to the Consideration and Clemency of the Board, it is hereby ordered that
four hundred and fifty pounds of Tobacco [p. 227] part of the aforesaid fine be
remitted, the Petitioner paying all Costs.

John Kilty
H. Ridgely
John Davidson
W'm Pinkney

Saturday 20th. April 1793

The Council met.
Present Mr Ridgely

Mr Davidson

Mr Pinkney