228 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1TT6,

The committee of elections report to the convention, That by the
return from the lower district of Frederick county, Thomas Sprigg
Wootton, Jonathan Wilson, William Bayly, jun., and Elisha Wil-
liams, Esquires, were duly elected for the said district, agreeable
to the resolve of the last convention.

Mr. Semmes has leave of absence for a few days; Mr. Sheredine
till Thursday next, Mr. Ridgely till Tuesday next, and Mr. Steven-
son and Mr. Shepherd till Monday next.

Convention adjourns till to-morrow morning, 9 o'clock.

SATURDAY, August 24, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on yesterday, except
Mr. Semmes, Mr. Sheredine, Mr. Ridgely, Mr. Shepherd, and Mr.
Stevenson. The proceedings of yesterday were read.

Ordered, That the commissions of the officers of the indepen-
dent company of militia for the flying camp bear date respectively
from the time they completed the number of men required by the
officers of the battalions for the flying camp.

Convention adjourns till Monday, 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
and from thence till Tuesday, 9 o'clock in the morning.

TUESDAY, August 27, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on Saturday. The
poceedings of Saturday were read. Mr. Jonathan Wilson and
Mr. Elisha Williams, delegates returned for the lower district of
Frederick county, and Mr. Thomas Ringgold, a delegate returned
for Kent county, appeared and took their seats in the house. Mr.
Henry Wilson and Mr. Stevenson appeared in the house.
Mr. Plater brings in and delivers to Mr. President a declaration

and charter of rights, which was read, and ordered to be printed

for the consideration of the members.

Brice T. B. Worthington, Charles Carroll, barrister, and Samuel
Chase, Esqrs., having informed the convention, that they, having
received instructions from their constituents, enjoining them, in
framing of a government for this state, implicitly to adhere to points
in their opinion incompatible with good government and the public
peace and happiness, were obliged extremely against their inclina-
tions to resign their seats, and that they resigned accordingly. Re-
solved, That the seats of the said Brice T. B. Worthington, Charles
Carroll, barrister, and Samuel Chase, Esqrs., are vacated by such re-
signation.

A petition from sundry free voters of Anne Arundel county,
praying that a new election of delegates for said county might be