264 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. Bond, Mr. Kent,

Williams, H. Wilson, Edmondson,
Schriver, Love, Gibson.
Ridgely,

It appearing to this house, that Robert Browne, the proprietor of
the warehouse on the land of the late Charles Brown on Wye river
in Queen Anne's county, hath refused to let the said warehouse for
the purpose of carrying into execution a resolve of this house of
the sixth of September last, Resolved, That the inspector immedi-
ately take possession of the said warehouse for the purpose afore-
said, and the committee of observation of said county are hereby re-
quired, if it should be necessary, to be aiding and assisting in en-
forcing this resolution, and for that purpose to call in the force of
the county, or any part thereof.

Resolved, That the inhabitants of this state may discharge their
public dues, deputy commissaries and attornies' fees, in inspected
tobacco, in the same manner as they might have done before the 10th
day of June last, by acts of assembly, and that the several sheriffs
shall be obliged to receive the same until the 20th day of Novem-
ber next, or until the further order of this convention, and the
said deputy commissaries and attornies, and all persons who
are entitled to any public dues, are hereby obliged to receive
the said tobacco from the sheriffs in payment of their several
claims.

The order of the day that the convention will resolve itself into
a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the decla-
ration and charter of rights, and form of government for this state,
being read, the same was referred till Tuesday next.

On motion of Mr. Samuel Chase, Resolved, That a committee
be appointed to prepare a scheme for the emission of bills of
credit for the defence of this state, and such other purposes as
shall be directed by the convention or the legislature of this state,
and Mr. S. Chase, Mr. Paca, Mr. Carroll, Mr. J. Hall, Mr. Worth-
ington and Mr. T. Ringgold, were elected by a ballot a committee
for that purpose.

Adjourned till 3 o'clock.

POST MERIDIEM.

Convention met. Mr. D. Smith and Mr. Grahame appeared in
the house.

On motion of Mr. S. Chase, Resolved, That the council of safety
be empowered to import at the expense and risk of this state as
speedily as possible, blankets, and other coarse woollens and