RESOLUTIONS. 1833

No. 63. Resolution in favor of Thomas Jones.
Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Treasurer of the Western Shore be and he is hereby authorised and required to pay to Thomas Jones, of Anne Arundel county, or to his order during life, in quarter year- ly payments, a sum of money equal to the half pay of a pri- vate, in consideration of the services rendered by him dur- ing the revolutionary war.	Passed Mar. 11, 1834

No. 64.

Resolution relative to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. WHEREAS, the Legislature and people of Maryland feel a deep interest in and anxiously desire the early comple- tion of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal; AND WHEREAS, the immense advantages in trade and commerce, to result from the completion of that work to the whole people of the west, as well as the middle portion of the Atlantic sea board, to say nothing of the inestimable value as the strong- est ligament and firm bond of our union, give to it emphati- cally a national character, and claim for it the liberal patron- age of the general government — Therefore, Resloved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Senators of this state in the Congress of the United States be instructed, and the representatives requested to use their best exertions to obtain from Congress, at its present session, such a libral appropristion of the public funds in aid of the further construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, as shall insure its completion. Resolved, That the Governor be and he is hereby request- ed to cause a copy of these resolutions to be transmitted forthwith to each of our Senators and Representatives in the Congress of the United States. 45

Passed Mar. 11.