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VOTES and PROCEEDINGS, November, 1796.
in a full legible hand, make an endorsement of such enrolment, and also
of the folio of the book in
which the same shall be enrolled, and to such endorsement set his hand,
the person or persons requiring
such entry paying the usual and legal fees for the same. And be it
enacted, That a copy of such
record, duly attested under the seal of such office, shall at all time
hereafter be deemed, to all intents
and purposes, good evidence to prove such freedom."
The bill, entitled, An act to prevent hogs from going
at large at George-town Cross roads, in
Kent county, the bill, entitled, a further supplement to an act, entitled,
An act to establish a market
at the Market-house in Chester-town, in Kent county, and for the regulation
of the said market,
the bill, entitled, An act to empower the levy courts of Harford county
to assess and levy a sum of
money for the purpose therein mentioned, the bill, entitled, An act to
empower the levy court of
Anne-Arundel county to assess a sum of money for the purpose therein mentioned,
the bill, entitled,
An act authorising commissioners to survey, mark and bound, certain streets
in Beatty and Hawkins
addition to George-town, in Montgomery county, and for other purposes therein
mentioned, and
the bill, entitled, An act to record Peters, Deakins, Beatty and Threlkeld's
addition to George-town,
in Montgomery county, were severally read the first and second time by
especial order and
will pass.
The resolution in favour of John Smith Brookes was,
upon reconsideration, assented to.
The resolution relative to the communications from
Virginia was read the second time by especial
order and dissented from.
The bill, entitled, An act to authorise a lottery in
George-town, in the territory of Columbia,
was read the second time by especial order, and 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.
The honourable Littleton Dennis, Charles Ridgely, of Hampton, Uriah
Forrest, John Chesley and
David McMechen, Esquires. 5.
N E G A T I V E.
The honourable William Perry, Esquire, president, the honourable William
H. Dorsey, John Thomas
and James Hollyday, Esquires.
4.
So it was determined in the affirmative.
The house adjourns until to-morrow morning 9 o'clock.
W E D N
E S D A
Y, December 28, 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 a bill, entitled, An act
respecting the roads in Somerset and Worcester counties, thus endorsed;
" By the house of delegates,
" December 19, 1796: Read the first time and ordered to lie on the
table.
" By order,
W. HARWOOD, clk.
" By the house of delegates, December 27, 1796: Read the second time
and will pass.
" By order,
W. HARWOOD, clk."
Which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
The bill, entitled, An act to lay out and establish
a turnpike road from the city of Washington to
Baltimore-town, with the amendments thereto, the bill, entitled, An act
permitting the proprietors
of lots binding on the water at the west end of the bason in Baltimore-town
to extend and improve
the same, with the amendments thereto, the resolution in favour of Robert
Ramsey, and the resolution
in favour of John Smith Brookes, were sent to the house of delegates by
the clerk.
The clerk of the house of delegates delivers to the
clerk of the senate a bill, entitled, An act for
building a record-office, and securing and transcribing certain records
and papers, in Baltimore
county, and rebuilding two bridges over Jones's Falls, in Baltimore-town,
in said county, thus
endorsed; " By the house of delegates, December 16, 1796: Read the
first time and ordered to lie
" on the table.
" By order,
W. HARWOOD, clk.
" By the house of delegates, December 28, 1796: Read the second time
and will pass.
" By order,
W. HARWOOD, clk."
Which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
The resolution respecting shares in the bank of Baltimore
was read the second time and dissented
from.
The bill, entitled, An act relating to negroes, and
to repeal the acts of assembly therein mentioned,
with the amendments thereto, and the resolution relative to the communications
from Virginia,
were sent to the house of delegates by the clerk.
The clerk of the house of delegates delivers to the
clerk of the senate a bill, entitled, An act to
repeal the nineteenth section of the constitution, and to provide a new
mode of electing senators in
case of refusal, death, resignation, disqualification, or removal out of
this state, of any senator, or
on his becoming governor or member of the council, thus endorsed; " By
the house of delegates,
" December 15, 1796: Read the first time and ordered to lie on the
table.
" By order,
W. HARWOOD, clk.
" By the house of delegates, December 28, 1796: Read the second time
and will pass.
" By order,
W. HARWOOD, clk."
Which was read the first time and ordered to lie on
the table.
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