270 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

said, may be annexed to the lower district of Frederick, now Mont-
gomery county, and to have their court house and other public
buildings erected in Georgetown, was read and ordered to lie on
the table.

On motion of Mr. Paca, Resolved, That the several vessels lately
drifted on the shores of this state from lord Dunmore's fleet or
otherwise made capture of, be raised up, appraised, and fitted out
for the use of this state, or exposed to sale, at the discretion of the
council of safety; the cargoes of the said vessels to be also ex-
posed to sale, and the monies arising from the sale of the said ves-
sels and cargoes, be paid into the hands of the treasurer of the
western shore, subject to the disposal of this or a future legislature.

Agreeable to the order of the day the convention resolved itself
into a committee of the whole, to consider further of the declara-
tion of rights, and form of government for this state; Mr. Wor-
thington in the chair. After some time spent therein, Mr. Presi-
dent resumed the chair, and Mr. Worthington reported, that the
committee had, according to order, taken into their consideration
the declaration of rights, and form of government for this state
but not having had time to go through the .same, had directed him
to move for leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this convention will in the afternoon resolve itself
into a committe of the whole, to consider further of the same.

Adjourned till 3 o'clock.

POST MERIDIEM.

Convention met.

The order of the day that the convention will resolve itself into
a committee of the whole, to consider further of the declaration of
rights, and form of government of this state, being read, Resolved,
That this convention will on to-morrow resolve itself into a com-
mittee of the whole, to consider further of the same.

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

SATURDAY October 12, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on yesterday. The
proceedings of yesterday were read. Mr. Edmondson, Mr! Shep-
herd, Mr. T. Smyth, Mr. T. Ringgold, Mr. Paca and Mr. W. Ring-
gold, have leave of absence for a few days.

The convention appointed Edward Cockey colonel, Joshua
Stevenson lieutenant-colonel, Micajah Merryman first major, Ste-
phen Cromwell Second major, and John Robert Hollyday quarter-
master, of the Gunpowder upper battalion of militia in Baltimore
county.