10 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1805.

pointed Thomas Hope, a member of the society, to obtain a patent for the same in his name, for their use, and
praying a law may pass, authorising the said Thomas Hope to convey the said land to the trustees aforesaid, was
preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Forwood and Mr. Ayres, co consider and report
thereon.

On motion, ORDERED, That the clerk to the governor and council be requested to lay before this house the
journal containing the proceedings of the-executive department of this state for the present year.

The clerk to the governor and council delivers to the speaker the journal containing the proceedings of the
executive for the present year.

A petition from the directors of the Baltimore water company, praying an amendment of their charter,
was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Stephen, Mr. Ellicott and Mr. Hyland, to consider and report
thereon.

Mr. Stuart has leave of absence for a few days.

A petition from John Carnan, of Caecil county, praying a special act of insolvency, was preferred, read, and
referred to Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Cox and Mr. Porter, to consider and report thereon.

A petition from Abraham Pennington, of Caecil county, praying a special act of insolvency, was preferred,
read, and referred to the committee appointed on the petition of John Carnan, to consider and report

thereon.

Petitions from Peter Jackson and Manasseh Logue, of Caecil county, praying acts of insolvency, were pre-
ferred, read, and referred to the committee appointed on petitions of a similar nature.
The following message being read and agreed to, was sent to the senate by the clerk.

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, November 12, 1805.
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE,

THE office of register of wills in Frederick county being vacant, we propose, with the concurrence of your
house, to proceed immediately to an election to supply the vacancy. Mr. Richard Butler is put in nomination
by this house. We have nominated Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Shaaff, on the part of this house, to join such gen-
tlemen as may be appointed by your house, for the purpose of counting the ballots.

By order, J. BREWER, clk.
The clerk of the senate delivers the following message:

BY THE SENATE, November 12, 1805.
GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

WE agree to proceed immediately to the election of a register of wills for Frederick county, and have ap-
pointed Mr. John Johnson and Mr. Brown to join the members named in your message of this day in the exami-
nation of the ballots. No person is put in nomination by the senate in addition to the one mentioned in your

By order, T. W. HALL, clk.
Which was read.
And the bill, entitled, An act to settle and ascertain the salary of the members of the council for the ensuing

year, endorsed; " By the senate, November 11, 1805: Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

" By order, T. W. HALL, clk.
"By the senate, November 12, 1805: Read the second time by especial order and will pass.

" By order, T. W. HALL, clk. "
Ordered to be engrossed.

The house proceeded to ballot for a person to be recommended to the governor to be commissioned as register
of wills for Frederick county; the ballots being deposited in the ballot box, the gentlemen named to strike re-
tired, and after sometime returned and reported that Richard Butler had a majority of votes.

Whereupon, RESOLVED, That Richard Butler be and he is hereby recommended to the governor to be com-
missioned as register of wills for Frederick county.

The following message was read, agreed to, and sent to the senate by the clerk.

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, November 12, 1805.
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE

THIS being the day appointed by the constitution for the choice of a council to the governor, previous to
the discharge of this "important trust we wish to be informed whether any communications from the executive
have yet been made to your honourable body, and if such have been made and perused, we request that they
may be transmitted to this house, in order that every due information may be received previous to our choice.

By order, J. BREWER, clk.
A petition from William Hayward, of Harford county, praying an act of insolvency, was preferred, read,

and referred to the committee appointed on petitions of a similar nature.

The clerk of the senate delivers a communication from the executive, with sundry enclosures, relative to the
bank stock; a resolution of the legislature of North Carolina, proposing an amendment to the constitution of
the United States; a letter from the governor of Kentucky, covering two resolutions of the legislature of that
commonwealth; and a letter from the governor of Pennsylvania, enclosing resolutions of the senate and house
of representatives of that commonwealth.