18 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1806.

of it, novel in the history of the interchange of legislative communication and eventually will interrupt that
facility and harmony of Intercourse which has hitherto subsisted between the two branches.

By order, T. ROGERS, clk.
Which was read.

Mr. Little, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, A further supplement to an act, en-
titled, An act for the better regulation of apprentices; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the
table.

On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill, entitled, An act to provide Cor the election of commissioners by
the people to settle and ascertain the public taxes in each county in this state, and for other purposes. ORDER-
ED, That Mr. Blakistone, Mr. M'Pherson, Mr. Little, Mr. W. H. Brown, Mr. Harryman, Mr. Winder and
Air. Hawkins, be a committee to prepare and bring in the same.

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

THE committee to whom were referred the communications of the executive relative to the Maryland bank
stock lately in the Bank of England, report that they have carefully examined the several documents submitted
to their consideration, from which it appears that Joseph H. Nicholson, Esquire, the agent heretofore appoint-
ed for that purpose, has disposed of all the stock in the Bank of England to which this state was entitled, and
has received for the same the sum of Dolls. 648, 484 34, which sum, in pursuance of a resolution of the general
assembly, passed at November session, 1804, has been appropriated as follows:

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By the above statement it appears that there is still in the hands of the agent a balance of dolls. 7, 758 19,
from which, however, is to be deducted his commission of one per cent, amounting to the sum of seven thou-
sand five hundred and forty-one dollars seventy-five cents four milles, and there will remain to be paid into the
treasury the sum of dolls. 216 43 5/100.

The committee further report, that from the correspondence on this subject between the executive and agent,
which has been laid before them, the important transaction of drawing our funds from a distant country, has
been effected with equal talent and fidelity; they therefore beg leave to submit the following resolutions:

RESOLVED, That Joseph H. Nicholson, Esquire, the agent heretofore appointed by the governor and council
to vest the amount of sales of the stock in the Bank of England belonging to this state in stock of the United
States, has discharged the important trust reposed in him in a manner greatly beneficial to the state, and highly
honourable to himself.

RESOLVED, That the treasurer of the western shore deliver up to the said Joseph H. Nicholson, or his order,
the bond given by him for the faithful discharge of his duty as agent aforesaid, on his paying into the treasury
the aforesaid sum of dolls. 216 43.

All which is submitted..

By order, L. GASSAWAY, clk.
Which was read.

A petition from Anne Clarke, Henry Lowe Hall and Francis Hall, of Prince-George's county, praying that
the land devised to Charles Thomas Clarke and William Hall, by Benjamin Hall, deceased, may be directed
to be sold, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Hall, Mr. Woodward and Mr. Callis, to consider and re-
port thereon.

Mr. Smoot, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to establish a chancery tri-
bunal on the eastern shore of this state, and to alter and abolish, such parts of the constitution and form of go-
vernment of this state as are repugnant thereto; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Watts, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act for the relief of John Figg,
of Montgomery county; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Watts, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act for the relief of William
Rickard, of Montgomery county; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

A petition from Hugh Lemmon and James Burton, of Frederick county, aliens, praying a law may pass con-
firming their title to certain real property, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Waters, Mr. Hawkins and
Mr. Kuhn, to consider and report thereon.

The following resolution was read the first and second time and assented to.