NOV. SESS.
1782. |
APPENDIX.
NOVEMBER SESSION, 1782.
No. 1.
The address in behalf of the visitors and governors
of Washington
College, and their declaration of trust, with the list of subscriptions
towards founding and supporting the said college, and
copies of the letter from the said visitors to his Excellency General
Washington, and his answer being read,
RESOLVED, That the visitors of Kent county school have
executed
themselves with a laudable diligence and address in the execution
of the trust committed to them for founding the said college.
RESOLVED, That the numerous subscribers towards the
college
have given an exemplary proof of their zeal for the honour and interest
of their country, by contributing so freely and liberally towards
the establishment of a general seminary for the advancement
of knowledge, virtue and public spirit.
RESOLVED, That the declaration of trust by the visitors
and
governors of the said college, is an acceptable pledge and assurance,
that they will continue to exert their utmost zeal and abilities
in carrying on and completing the establishment of a seminary
so successfully begun, and which promises to be of public utility to
the present and future generations.
RESOLVED, That their exertions merit the approbation
of the
legislature, and (when circumstances will permit,) ought to receive
their public encouragement and assistance.
RESOLVED, That the exalted and patriotic sentiments
contained
in the letter of his Excellency General Washington, in answer to
the letter of the visitors of Kent county school, and the polite
manner in which he hath been pleased to accept the honourable intentions
of the general assembly in dignifying the college with his
name, are proofs of that goodness and greatness of soul by which
he is actuated in all his conduct.
RESOLVED, That the several papers upon which these resolutions
are founded, be entered on the journals of assembly, and be
published with the same in honour to the first founders, benefactors,
and patrons of this seminary. |
Treasurer authorised
to grant a
certificate, &c. |
No. 2.
RESOLVED, That the treasurer of the western shore
be ordered
to grant to Alexander Symmer, a certificate for the sum due him,
as audited and passed by the auditor-general and intendant, and
pay the same out of the money that shall be received by the said
treasurer for property sold, formerly belonging to James Russell,
and not already appropriated. |
No land warrants
to be laid, &c. |
No. 3.
On consideration of the remonstrance of sundry inhabitants
of
Worcester county, respecting the Bald Beach, in said county, and
the report thereon, RESOLVED, That no land warrants shall be
laid on any of the said grounds, for the purpose of securing to any
individual an exclusive right to the same, until the general assembly
shall take order therein. |
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APRIL SESSION, 1783.
No. 1.
Upon examining the subject matter relative to the
sale of My
Lady's Manor, in Baltimore and Harford counties, RESOLVED, |
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