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VOTES and PROCEEDINGS, November, 1796.
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assembly, in writing, the answers and advices he may receive from all,
or any of the persons aforesaid,
during its recess, and to lay before it a statement of the suit or suits
now depending, or hereafter
to be instituted, in the court of chancery, with the parties thereto.
The committee, in closing this report, think proper
to express their opinion, that the state has
been thus long kept out of its money from the want of an active intelligent
agent on the spot, conversant
with the practice of the court of chancery, to take care of its interest,
and to urge the
counsel to revive and prosecute the suit in the high court of chancery
of England to a final hearing
and decree.
Which was read.
The president communicates to the senate the petition
of the president and directors of the Patowmack
company, praying that they may be enabled to contract the locks at
the Great Falls to a
space not less than fourteen feet; which was read, and referred to the
honourable William H. Dorsey
and Uriah Forrest, Esquires, to prepare and bring in a bill agreeably to
the prayer thereof.
The honourable James Hollyday, Esquire, to whom was
committed the bill, entitled, An act to allow
further time for collecting the balances due to Thomas O'Bryon, late
sheriff and collector of Queen-Anne's
county, deceased, reports the following amendments: In the 1st
line of the second page strike
out figure "1st" and insert the word "first." In the same line strike
out the figures "1798" and insert
in lieu thereof the words "seventeen hundred and ninety-eight." In
the 3d line of the second page
strike out the figures "1793" and the figures "1794," and insert the words
" seventeen hundred and
ninety-three," and the words " seventeen hundred and ninety-four."
In the 4th line of the 2d page
strike out the word "deputised," and insert in lieu thereof the word "deputed."
In the 6th line of the
2d page strike out the word "ten," and insert in lieu thereof the word
"thirty." In the 10th line of
the second page, after the word "due" insert " and the said securities,
or a majority of them, or their
agent, shall, if they be thereto required by the person so charged, make
oath before a justice of the
peace, that the said account was taken fairly and truly from the books
or papers of the said Thomas
O'Bryon." In the 14th line of the third page, after the word
"account," insert " and provided
also, that the said James O'Bryon, junior, before he shall deliver the
said books, memorandums and
entries, to the said securities, or a majority of them, shall make
oath before a justice of the peace
for Queen-Anne's county, that he the said James O'Bryon, junior, as administrator
of the said Thomas
O'Bryon, hath not, directly or indirectly, received any part or parcel
of the money or tobacco
which was due and payable to the said Thomas O'Bryon as sheriff and collector
of Queen-Anne's
county, nor any security or satisfaction for the same, more than he has
credited in the said books."
In the 10th line of the 4th page, after the word "taxes," insert " other
public dues and officers fees."
Which amendments, upon the second reading of the said
bill, were agreed to, and the bill passed
with the said amendments.
The bill, entitled, An act to repeal the thirty-third
section of the act therein mentioned, was read
the second time and will not pass.
On motion, the honourable Charles Ridgely, of Hampton,
Esquire, brings in and delivers to the
president a bill, entitled, An act to explain and amend the thirty-third
section of an act, entitled,
An act for the more effectual paving the streets of Baltimore-town, in
Baltimore county, and for
other purposed; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the
table.
The resolution in favour of Benjamin Moreton was read
the second time and dissented from.
On motion, the honourable James Hollyday, Esquire, brings
in and delivers to the president a
bill, entitled, An act for the relief of Benjamin Moreton, of Baltimore
county; which was read
the first and second time by especial order and will pass.
On motion, the following message was prepared, read
and agreed to.
By the SENATE, December 6, 1796.
GENTLEMEN,
WE have dissented from your resolution in favour
of Benjamin Moreton, conceiving it inadequate to
the relief intended, and herewith send to your house a bill which has passed
the senate upon that subject.
By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
The following message was prepared, read and agreed
to, and sent to the house of delegates by
the clerk.
By the SENATE, December 6, 1796.
GENTLEMEN,
WE propose on Friday next, if agreeable to your house,
to go into a joint ballot for the election
of a senator to represent this state in the senate of the United States
after the third day of March
next, which is the end of the term for which John Eager Howard, Esquire,
was chosen.
By order,
A. VAN-HORN, clk.
The senate adjourns until to-morrow morning 10 o'clock.
W E D N
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Y, December 7, 1796.
THE senate met. Present
the same members as on yesterday. The proceedings of yesterday
were read.
The clerk of the house of delegates delivers to the
clerk of the senate the following bills, to wit:
A bill, entitled, An act to authorise the raising a sum of money by
lottery to complete and finish a
house of public worship in Baltimore county, thus endorsed; " By the house
of delegates, November
" 30, 1796: Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
" By order,
W. HARWOOD, clk.
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