A petition from the trustees of Lower-Marlborough academy, and others, praying the surplus
funds of Saint-John's college may be applied tot he said academy, was preferred, read, and referred
to Mr. Taney, Mr. Key, Mr. Brome, Mr. Carcaud and Mr. Franklin, to consider and report
thereon.
    Mr. Ayres, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to empower
the justices of the levy court of Harford county to assess and levy a sum of money for the purpose
therein mentioned; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    The bill respecting a partition of the estate of John Davidson, deceased, was read the second
time, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.   
    Mr. Carroll, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee appointed to inquire what laws expire with the present session of assembly,
beg leave to report on the following, viz:
    No. 1.  An act to oblige infected ships and other vessels coming into this province to perform
quarantine.  November, 1766, ch. 25.
    2.  A supplementary act to the act, entitled, An act ascertaining the height of fences, to prevent
the evil occasioned by the multitude of horses, and restraining horse-rangers within this province,
and to redress the great evil accruing to this province by the multiplicity of useless horses,
mares and colts, that run in the woods.  November, 1769, ch. 18.
    3.  An act for regulating the gauging of casks in the town of Baltimore.  March, 1744, ch. 23.
    4.  An act for amending and declaring the law in the cases therein mentioned.  October, 1778,
ch. 21.
    5.  An act relating to costs in criminal cases. November, 1781, ch. 11.
    6.  An act relating to the fines to be imposed on jurymen, witnesses and constables.  April,
1782, ch. 40.
    7.  An act for the inspection of salted provisions exported and imported from and to the town
of George-town, in Montgomery county.  November, 1792, ch. 46.
    8.  An act respecting the punishment of criminals.  November, 1793, ch. 57.
    9.  An act respecting the punishment of criminals.  November, 1794, ch. 65.
    10.  A supplement to the act respecting the punishment of criminals.  November, 1795, ch. 29.
    11.  An act to encourage the destruction of wolves in Baltimore county.  November, 1797,
ch. 6.
    12.  An act to separate the criminal business arising in the county and city of Baltimore.  November
1797, ch. 121.
    13.  An act to increase the fees of the examiner-general of the western shore, and the examiner
of the eastern shore.  November, 1798, ch. 114.
                                                        By order,                                        R. K.  WATTS, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. Leigh, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to repair the
public gaol in Saint-Mary's county; which was read the first and second time by especial order,
passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    Mr. Carroll, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to declare
certain roads in Baltimore county public highways; which was read the first and second time by
especial order, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    Mr. Magruder, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to lay out
and open a road through part of Montgomery county; which was read the first time and ordered
to lie on the table.
    Mr. Buchanan, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Edward Norwood, of Baltimore county,
report, that they have examined into the facts stated in said petition, and find them substantiated
by the most satisfactory evidence: the committee recommend to the house the propriety of
granting relief to the petitioner, and submit to their adoption the following resolution, to wit:
    RESOLVED, That a survey of the land mentioned in the petition of Edward Norwood to the
present general assembly, and heretofore sold by the intendant of the revenue to said Edward
Norwood, as the confiscated property of a certain Edward Cooke, for eight hundred acres, in
the barrens of Baltimore county, be made at the expence of the state, and under the direction of
the attorney-general; and that the treasurer of the western shore, if he, on a correct copy of
said survey being exhibited to him, signed and certified by the said attorney-general, shall be of
opinion that as many acres are not contained in said tract of land as are contracted to be sold by
the said intendant to the said Edward Norwood, then and in that case the said treasurer is hereby
authorised and required to accept of such sum of money in payment of the bond given by said
Edward Norwood to the state for the said tract of land by the survey herein provided to be
made, and in proportion to the sum stipulated to be paid by said bond, and that until the said survey
is made, all process heretofore had on the said bond against the said Edward Norwood, or his
securities, shall cease, and no other process shall be commenced.
                                                        By order,                                L.  GASSAWAY, clk.
Which was read.
    On motion, the question was put, That leave be given to bring in a further supplement to an
act, entitled, An act to ascertain the allowance of jurymen and witnesses of the general and the
several county and orphan courts in the state?  The yeas and nays being required appeared as
follow: