Whereas it appears to this general assembly, that Thomas Cockey Deye purchased of the commissioners
under an act of April session, 1787, ch. 37, sundry tracts of land, which were sold to
pay certain debts due from Archibald Buchanan to this state, for final settlement certificates,
having interest due thereon from the first day of January, seventeen hundred and eighty-five:
And whereas the said Thomas Cockey Deye hath paid the whole of the purchase money due on
said purchase in said certificates, many of which had interest due thereon prior to the first day of
January, seventeen hundred and eighty-five, whereby a considerable sum appears to have been
paid over and above the amount of said lands so purchased by him, and it is just and reasonable
that the surplus should be returned, RESOLVED, That the auditor-general be, and he is hereby
authorised and directed to liquidate the account of the said Thomas Cockey Deye, and ascertain
the amount of interest due on certain final settlement certificates prior to the first day of January,
seventeen hundred and eighty-five, paid to him by trustees appointed to sell the land of Archibald
Buchanan, and that the trustee of this state transfer to the said Thomas Cockey Deye, in three
per cent. stock, the amount of the interest aforesaid so ascertained by the auditor-general.
    RESOLVED, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to Thomas C. Deye the amount of interest
received by this state of the United States on account of surplus interest paid by him to
certain trustees appointed to sell the lands of Archibald Buchanan, and by them paid into the
treasury, the amount of said surplus interest to be ascertained by the auditor-general, under the
preceding resolution.
                                                        By order,                                    L.  GASSAWAY, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. Addison, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of the justices of the levy court of Prince-George's
county report, that they have taken the same into consideration, and are of opinion
that a law ought to pass, authorising the said justices to pull down the repository in Marlborough,
sell the materials of the same, and apply the money towards the erecting of a gaol.  All which
is submitted to the house.
                                                        By order,                                    J. F.  HARRIS, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. Carroll, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Samuel Vincent, of Baltimore county,
clerk to the commissioners of the tax for said county, praying that he might be authorised to
charge and receive from persons making application for searches and extracts from his office a
moderate compensation for the service, are of opinion that the prayer is just, and that it would
be proper to pass a supplement tot he act of assembly for regulating officers fees, empowering the
several clerks of the commissioners of the tax throughout this state to receive the same fees which
are allowed to the clerks of the county courts for searches and extracts from their office.
                                                        By order,                                    J. F.  HARRIS, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. Turner, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Benjamin Ray, late sheriff and collector
of Montgomery county, and his securities, report, that they have taken the same into consideration,
and from the information they have received, believe the facts therein stated to be true,
and in their opinion the peculiar circumstances will justify the legislature in passing a law authorising
the collection of the balances due the said Ray, as sheriff and collector as aforesaid, in a
more summary way than the ordinary course of law.
                                                        By order,                                    J. S.  BETTON, clk.
    Which was read the first and second time, concurred with, and leave given to bring in a bill 
pursuant thereto.  ORDERED, That the committee appointed on the said petition prepare and
bring in the same.
    A petition from Anne Miller, of Caroline county, praying a divorce, was preferred, read, and
referred to Mr. Mason, Mr. Potter and Mr. Parnham, to consider and report thereon.
    Mr. Hyland, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to prevent
the mischiefs arising from the multiplicity of useless dogs in this state; which was read and referred
to the next session of assembly.
    Mr. Thompson, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act relating to the
public roads in Queen-Anne's county; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    The report on the memorial of the trustees of Talbot county school was read the second time,
concurred with, and leave given to bring in a bill pursuant thereto.  ORDERED, That the committee
appointed on the said petition prepare and bring in the same.
    Mr. Key, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of James Steele, and others, of Cæcil
county, report, that they have taken the same into consideration, and believe the facts
stated to be true, and in their judgment the case of the petitioners is very peculiar and hard on
them, and appears to merit relief; but as the state is much interested, and the facts touching the
subject are complicated and intricate, and ought to be minutely examined into and well digested
they submit to the house the propriety of the following resolutions:
    RESOLVED, That the governor and council be and they are hereby authorised and empowered
to take the petition of James Steele, and others, of Cæcil county, into their consideration, and
after examining the testimony and facts relating to the same, to make report thereof to the next
session of assembly, with such relief, as their case merits.