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in his Majesty's Customs, and for the Limitation of Officers Fees ;
whereby all Under Clerks and Deputies, writing in any of the Offices,
or doing any Service in them, were obliged and directed to take an
Oath in the same Act prescribed, on or before the loth Day of July
then next following. Upon Enquiry into a Compliance with the said
Act, this House find, that no one of the Clerks or Deputies therein
mentioned took the Oath prescribed, except the Register of the High
Court of Chancery. We humbly apprehend, that Officers dispensing
with positive Acts, may prove of dangerous and evil Consequence;
therefore pray, that your Excellency will be pleased to make such
Order, as to you in your Wisdom shall seem most just, that Right
may be done therein.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
June 8

Which was read and assented to, and signed by Order of the
House by the Honourable Speaker.
Daniel Dulany, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker the Journal of Accounts, and the following Message: (See
page 533)
Ordered, That Col. R. J. Henry and Mr. Stoddert do acquaint his
Excellency, that this House hath prepared an Address to be pre-
sented to him, and desires to know when and where he will please to
receive it: They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker, that the Governor
signified he was ready to receive the Address immediately.
Ordered, That Col. Hooper and three more do present the Address.
Dr. Carroll delivers to Mr. Speaker an Address to the Governor ;
which was read, approved, and ordered to be Ingrossed.
Col. Hammond, from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker
the several Paper Bills (the Ingrossed Bills of which had been sever-
ally read and assented to by both Houses this Session) severally
Indorsed, " By the Upper House of Assembly: The Ingrossed Bill,
whereof this is the Original, is read and assented to.
" Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."
Dr. Carroll, delivers to Mr. Speaker the following Address to the
Governor, Ingrossed; viz.
To his Excellency Samuel Ogle, Esq; Governor of Maryland ;
The Humble Address of the House of Delegates.
May it please your Excellency,
We have considered your Excellency's Message of the 6th In-
stant, in Relation to the Public Buildings, and ordered a View to be
made of them; which we shall communicate to the Upper House,
that an Ordinance may be made to provide for the Repairs necessary
for those Buildings; wherein we hope for your Concurrence.
Which was read and assented to, and signed by Order of the
House by the Honourable Speaker.

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Ordered, That Mr. Key and Mr. Crabb do acquaint his Excel-
lency, that this House hath prepared an Address to him, and desires

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