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VOTES and PROCEEDINGS, November, 1799.
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RESOLVED, That no execution issue on the bonds heretofore
executed by James Steele, James
Nesbitt, Hugh Lyon, John Lyon, John Patterson and John Starrett, and
Robert Nesbitt, of
Cæcil county, to the state of Maryland, for the purchase of a
tract of land called the Widow's
Lot, lying in Susquehanna, alias New Connaught Manor, in Cæcil
county.
By order,
S. MAYNARD, clk.
Which was read.
The clerk of the senate delivers the resolution
in favour of Philip Reed, endorsed; " By the
" senate, December 9, 1799: Read the first time and ordered to
lie on the table.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 21, 1799: Read the second time and
dissented from.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill to authorise and empower the levy court of Cæcil county
to assess and levy annually a
sum of money for the support of John Maloy, endorsed; " By the senate,
December 21, 1799:
" Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 21, 1799: Read the second time by especial
order and will pass.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk."
Ordered to be engrossed.
The bill to prevent unnecessary delay and expence, and for the further
advancement of justice in
the court of chancery, endorsed; " By the senate, December 12, 1799:
Read the first time and
" ordered to lie on the table.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 20, 1799: Read the second time and will pass
with the proposed
" amendments.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk."
Which amendments were read.
The bill authorising the laying off a private road
for Thomas Owings, in Baltimore county,
was read the second time, and after hearing counsel at the bar of the
house in support of the
counter petition of Thomas Gist, the question was put, That the said
bill do pass? Determined
in the negative.
A petition from sundry inhabitants of Queen-Anne's
county, praying an act may pass for laying
off a public road through that large body of land lying between the
main road leading from
Church-hill to the Beaver Dams, and from Church-hill to Sudler's cross-roads,
was preferred,
read, and referred to Mr. Thompson, Mr. C. Frazier, and Mr. Lowrey,
to consider and report
thereon.
On the second reading of the bill respecting the
judges of the court of appeals and certain
suits heretofore depending therein, the question was put, That each
judge be allowed 1000 dollars
per annum? The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:
A F F I
R M A T
I V E.
Messieurs
Tilghman,
Harwood,
Hall,
Mackall,
Carcaud, |
Taney,
Brome,
Parnham,
Ridgely, |
Carroll,
Cottman,
Hyland,
Stewart, |
P. Thomas,
Haynes,
Rumsey,
Addison, |
Marbury,
Calvert,
Quynn,
Key, |
Wright,
Thompson,
Warfield,
J. Thomas, |
Johonnot,
J. Buchanan,
Turner,
Perry. |
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N E G A
T I V E.
Messieurs
Neale,
Wroth,
McPherson,
Digges, |
T. Worthington,
Brown,
Edmondson,
Rose, |
Nabb,
Denny,
Wilkins,
Keene, |
Wallace,
C. Frazier,
Shriver,
Street, |
McComas,
Mason,
Geoghegan, |
Cellar,
Magruder,
Riley, |
Swearingen,
Tomlinson,
Beall. |
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
The bill being read throughout, the question was put,
That the said bill do pass? The yeas
and nays being required, appeared as follow:
A F F I
R M A T
I V E.
Messieurs
Tilghman,
Harwood,
Mackall,
Carcaud, |
Taney,
Brome,
Parnham,
Ridgley, |
Carroll,
Cottman,
Hyland,
Stewart, |
P. Thomas,
Haynes,
Rumsey,
Addison, |
Duckett,
Calvert,
Quynn,
Key, |
Thompson,
Warfield,
J. Thomas,
Johonnot, |
J. Buchanan,
Turner,
Perry. |
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N E G A
T I V E.
Messieurs
Greenwell,
Neale,
Wroth,
Hall,
McPherson, |
Digges,
T. Worthington,
Brown,
Edmondson,
Nabb, |
Denny,
Wilkins,
Keene,
Wallace,
Marbury, |
C. Frazier,
Street,
McComas,
Mason, |
Potter,
Orrell,
A. Buchanan,
Geoghegan, |
Cellar,
McClain,
Magruder,
Riley, |
Swearingen,
Tomlinson,
Beall,
Rice. |
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So it was determined in the negative.
On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill to revive
and aid the proceedings of the court of
appeals. ORDERED, That Mr. Key, Mr. Cottman and Mr. Carroll,
be a committee to prepare
and bring in the same.
The following question being propounded to the house,
was read, viz.
RESOLVED, That the trustee of this state transfer
to the order of the commissioners of the
federal buildings, in the city of Washington, the sum of fifty thousand
dollars of the stock of
the United States bearing a present interest of six per cent. per annum,
upon their giving such
real and personal security as the governor and council shall approve,
for the payment of the principal
sum on or before first day of November, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and two,
and the principal payment of the interest thereon quarter yearly, and
if the interest is at any
time thirty days in arrear, the whole principal to be sued for and
recovered.
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