VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1805. 119

NEGATIVE.

Hurtt, Mercer, Chapman, Smoot, Bishop, Bayard, Ellicott, Yates,
Gale, Dorsey, Ogden, Porter, Forwood, Turpin, Bowles, Tomlinson,
Merriken, Parnham, Ennalls, Gleaves, Ayres, Jump. Smith, Rizer. 14.

So it was resolved in the affirmative.

The clerk of the senate delivers the bill appropriating a sum of money for the erection of a penitentiary,
endorsed, " will not pass. " The bill appointing commissioners to lay out anew the town of Nottingham, in
Prince-George's county, and for other purposes therein mentioned, endorsed, " will pass. " Ordered to be en-
grossed. And a bill, entitled, A supplement to an act, entitled. An act to enlarge the powers of the commis-
sioners of the town of Havre-de-Grace; which was read the first and second time by especial order, passed,
and sent to the senate by the clerk.

Mr. Shaaff, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of Pennsylvania and New-Jersey,
have considered and examined the acts of assembly relating to the subject, and particularly the act of seventeen
hundred and seventy-nine, chapter thirty-eight; by this law the bills of credit referred to in the petition were
directed to be brought in by the first day of June then ensuing, or to be for ever irredeemable, and in exchange
for the same the holders were to receive, at their option, either bills of exchange drawn on the trustees of the
bank stock in London, or certificates payable with interest, &c. In pursuance of this act bills of credit were
presented, and bills of exchange were drawn, and certificates issued in lieu of them to a considerable amount.
The committee further report, that the claim of the holders of the colonial bills of credit was brought before
the house of delegates at November session, seventeen hundred and ninety-one, and the house, at that time,
unanimously determined that these bills ought to be considered for ever irredeemable. The present committee
fully concur in sentiment with the house of delegates of seventeen hundred and ninety-one, they therefore are
of opinion that the bills of credit referred to in the petition ought not now to be redeemed, and that the petiti-
oners have liberty to withdraw their petition.

By order, L. GASSAWAY, clk.
Which was read the first and second time by especial order and unanimously concurred with.

The engrossed bills Nos. 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104 and 109, were severally read and as-
sented to, which, with the paper bills thereof, were sent to the senate by the clerk.

Mr. Shaaff, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:

THE committee to whom was referred the memorial of Benjamin Harwood, of the city of Annapolis, report,
that they have taken the same under consideration and are of opinion that the prayer of the memorialist ought
to be granted; but as there are many other citizen of this state who have similar claims, the committee think
that it would be proper that a general regulation on this subject should take place; they therefore submit the
following resolutions:

RESOLVED, That the holders of bills of exchange or certificates drawn or issued by the treasurer of the wes-
tern shore as commissioner, appointed by the act of assembly passed at November session, seventeen hundred
and seventy-nine, entitled, An act for calling out of circulation certain bills of credit emitted by act of assem-
bly, are entitled to receive from this state the amount and principal of the said bills of exchange and certifi-
cates, with interest thereon from the dates of the said bills and certificates respectively, and the costs of protest.

RESOLVED, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby authorised to pay out of any unap-
propriated money in the treasury, to the holders and possessors of the said bills of exchange or certificates is-
sued by the treasurer of the western shore as commissioner by virtue of the aforesaid act of assembly, the
amount of the said bills of exchange or certificates by them respectively held and possessed, together with inte-
rest thereon from the respective dates of such bills of exchange and certificates, and the costs of protest;
and the treasurer is hereby directed to pay the bills, interest and costs, at the par of exchange.

By order, E. H. STONE, clk.
Which was read the first and second time by especial order and the resolutions therein contained assented to.

Mr. Shaaff, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:

THE committee to whom was referred the memorial of David Barclay and John Lloyd, of London, report,
that they have taken the same into consideration, and are of opinion that the prayer of the memorial ought not
to be granted, and that the memorialists may have liberty to withdraw their memorial.

By order, E. H. STONE, clk.

Which was read the first and second time by especial order and unanimously concurred with.
The following message being read and agreed to, was sent to the senate by the clerk.

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, January 27, 1805.
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE,

WE propose to proceed immediately to the election of two directors on the part of this state in the Farmer
Bank of Maryland. Reverdy Ghiselin, Jacob Gibson, John Chalmers, William Hayward and James Williams,
are put in nomination by this house. Mr. Chapman and Mr. Montgomery are appointed by the house o: dele-
gates to join the gentlemen to be appointed by you in the examination of the ballots. And to regulate the man-
ner of said election we have adopted the following resolution: