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VOTES and PROCEEDINGS, November, 1796.
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The amendment to the bill for recording a patent
therein mentioned was read the second time,
agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.
The report on the petition of sundry inhabitants of
George-town was read the second time, concurred
with, and leave given to bring in a bill pursuant thereto. ORDERED,
That Mr. Reintzel,
Mr. Oneale and Mr. Baker, be a committee to prepare and bring in the same.
The supplement to the act, entitled, An act directing
the proceedings against persons guilty of
fornication, was read the second time, and the question 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
W. Thomas,
Hopewell,
Spencer,
Ridout,
J. C. Thomas,
Hall,
Sprigg,
Bourne, |
Parnham,
Digges,
Worthington,
Ridgely,
Carroll,
Harwood,
Jones,
Hyland, |
Wilkins,
Goldsborough,
Pattison,
Campbell,
Hollingsworth,
Miller,
Wallace,
Key, |
Nicholson,
Brown,
Butcher,
C. Frazier,
Whittington,
Robins,
Corbin,
Wilson, |
Shriver,
Brother,
Montgomery,
McComas,
Benentt,
Driver,
Young, |
Winchester,
Bowles,
McClain,
Douglass,
Reintzel,
Oneale,
Beall. |
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N E G A
T I V E.
Messieurs
Sherwood,
Savin, |
Duckett,
Calvert, |
Baker,
Jarrett, |
Prall, |
Cellar, |
Clarke. |
9.
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
The house adjourns till to-morrow morning 9 o'clock.
T U E S
D A Y, December 20,
1796.
THE house met. Present the same members as
on yesterday. The proceedings of yesterday
were read.
The bill to provide for the payment of costs of suit
to which the state may be a party, and the
supplement to the act, entitled, An act directing the proceedings against
persons guilty of fornication,
were sent to the senate by the clerk.
The clerk of the senate delivers the resolution in favour
of John Smith Brookes, endorsed; " By
" the senate, December 12, 1796: Read the first time and ordered
to lie on the table.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 19, 1796: Read the second time and dissented
from.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk."
The resolution in favour of Gassaway Watkins, endorsed; " By the senate,
December 12, 1796:
" Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 19, 1796: Read the second time and
assented to.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk."
The resolution in favour of Vachel Stevens, endorsed; " By the senate,
December 17, 1796:
" Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 19, 1796: Read the second time and assented
to.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk."
The resolution in favour of Basil Williams, endorsed; " By the senate,
December 17, 1796: Read
" the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 19, 1796: Read the second time and dissented
from.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk."
The following message.
By the SENATE, December 19, 1796.
GENTLEMEN,
WE have rejected the resolution in favour of Basil
Williams. By examining the proper officers,
we think it will be more proper to take up the consideration of this subject
at the next session of
assembly. We are informed that a suit is now depending upon a bond
of Clement Sewall, and
others, assigned by the state by Basil Williams. If the sum mentioned
in the bond is not recovered, it
would be nugatory to pass the credit proposed, as a large sum would remain
due the state from Patrick
Hamilton. We find that the securities are not liable to be put to
any inconvenience before the
next session of assembly, and that probably they could not give the security
required, which at present
would appear necessary, because if the account liquidated against Christie's
estate should have been
assigned by Patrick Hamilton, the assignee would, upon application,
receive the amount from our
treasury, notwithstanding the credit proposed being passed. All
these difficulties may probably cease
by the next session of assembly.
By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
Which was read.
The bill to empower the justices of the levy court of Charles county to
assess and levy annually a
sum of money for the purpose therein mentioned, endorsed; " By the senate,
November 30, 1796:
" Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 19, 1796: Read the second time and will
pass.
" By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk."
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