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present upon the trial, and should declare the same viva voce; provided such witness or witnesses cannot be had at the trial of the cause in which such depositions shall be taken.

Resolved, That no civil original writ, suit, or action shall be commenced or renewed in any court of law, or any magistrate's warrant of a civil nature issued, within this province, after publication and due notice of this resolve, unless in the following cases, to wit; actions founded in wrong done to the person or property; such as ejectment, trespass, trover, replevin, detinue; also all real actions, actions for words, and for money or tobacco actually had and received by one person for the use of another; attachments under the late act of assembly, and against persons non-resident; actions or process on loan office bonds; without the license or permission of the committee of observation of the county where the debtors or defendants reside, which shall or may be granted in the instances and manner herein after mentioned, and not otherwise; that the said committees respectively do, upon application, give license for bringing or prosecuting suits in the following cases, that is to say; when debtors refuse to renew their obligations or other securities, or to give reasonable security, or to liquidate and settle their accounts and give promissory notes for the balances, or to refer their disputes, if any, to one or more indifferent persons, or are justly suspected of intention to leave the province, or to defraud their creditors; and that the said committees may in their discretion grant licenses in the following cases, to wit, for the bringing actions by and against executors and administrators, as such, and their securities, and for the bringing actions against guardians for the recovery of filial portions, or the rents and profits of orphans' estates.

Resolved, That no execution shall issue upon any judgment obtained in the provincial court after April term last, or in the county courts after the last March adjourned courts, without such license as aforesaid, save only in the cases above specified, or where the original actions shall be brought by license from the committee of observation.

Resolved, That the committees of observation now in being in each county, and the committees of Frederick county, in their respective districts, meet as soon as they conveniently can, after publication and due notice of these resolves, and that committees hereafter to be chosen, meet as soon as they conveniently can, at the court house, or some other place agreed upon by themselves, and appoint by the ballot, seven of their number to be a committee for licensing suits; which said committee shall meet on the first and

third Mondays in every month, for the purpose of receiving applications, and give notice of the place where they intend to meet.

Resolved, That it is earnestly recommended by this convention to all the inhabitants of this province, to make payment without compulsion when they are able, or give security as above mentioned, and particularly that they pay the public taxes, and interest money due in the loan-office; it being the design of this convention to prevent oppression and imprisonment of poor debtors, but not to give any pretence of non-payment to those who are of sufficient ability to pay their just debts.

Doubts being entertained, whether merchandize or other commodities taken on board craft, or in any manner water borne, before the 10th day of September next, may not be considered as exported within the 4th article of the continental association, although the said merchandise or commodities be not before that time taken on board the ship or vessel that shall export the same, Resolved, That where any such merchandise or other commodity whatsoever, is or shall before the same 10th day of September be laden on board the ship or vessel that shall actually export the same, such loading on board shall be deemed a sufficient exportation, within the spirit and intention of the said article, and not otherwise.

It appearing to this convention, that a person arrested by the sheriff of Baltimore county, and in his custody for debt, had been rescued by some disorderly people in that county, and that the riot had been suppressed, and the prisoner so rescued had been restored to the custody of the said sheriff, by the intervention and activity of captains Buchanan and Gist, and the companies under their command. And this convention being fully impressed with the necessity that the civil power in the ordinary administration of justice should be supported, it is Resolved, That this convention do highly approve of the conduct of the said captains and their companies, in the suppression of the said riot, and support of the civil authority, and that this resolve be communicated to the said captains and their companies, by the delegates of Baltimore county in this convention.

Ordered, That out of the public arms in the possession of colonels Joshua Beall, Richard Lloyd, Edward Lloyd, and Henry Hooper, a quantity of arms, with proportion of lead and ammunition sufficient for a company, be by them delivered to such captain of minute men as the council of safety shall direct.

Resolved, That the late committee of observation for Cecil county be authorised to act as usual, until the second Tuesday of September next.

Resolved, That the honourable Matthew Tilghman, Esq. and Thomas Johnson, jun., Robert Goldsborough, William Paca, Saml. Chase, Thomas Stone, and John Hall, Esqrs., or any three or more of them, be deputies to represent this province in continental congress, and that they or any three or more of them, have full and ample power to consent and agree to all measures which such congress shall deem necessary and effectual to obtain a redress of American grievances; and further we do authorise our said deputies to represent and act for this province in any continental congress which may be held before the 25th day of March next.

Ordered, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to Thomas Johnson, jun., Samuel Chase, William Paca, John Hall, and Thomas Stone, Esqrs., or either of them, the sum of five hundred pounds common money, and that the treasurer of the eastern shore pay to the honourable Matthew Tilghman, and Robert Goldsboough, Esqrs., or either of them, the sum of two hundred pounds common money, to defray the expenses of their deputation to the next continental congress.

Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore pay the delegates who attended the late congress, the sum of one hundred and twenty-six pounds sixteen shillings and six-pence common money, out of the bills of credit to be issued, being the balance of their actual expenses; and that the several counties which have not already paid in their proportion of money, for support of the said delegates, shall pay the same as soon as may be, to said treasurer, for the use of the public.

Resolved, That there be a convention of delegates of this province at Annapolis, on the third Tuesday of March next, or on such day before that time as shall be appointed by the council of safety.

Ordered, That a committee be appointed to report the expenses attending the sitting of this convention, and that Mr. Chase and Mr. Goldsborough be a committee for that purpose; who report the expenses as follows, to wit:

To Gabriel Duvall, for 20 days attendance as clerk, at 20s. common money per day

To Robert Reynolds, for 20 days attendence as door

£20 0 0

keeper, at 10s. per day

10 0 0

To Robert Reynolds, for candles and cleaning the room

1 10 0

£ 31 10 0

Ordered, That the treasurer of the western shore pay the above

sums.

Signed by order of the convention,

G. DUVALL, Clk.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION

OF THE

PROVINCE OF MARYLAND,

HELD AT

The City of Annapolis, on Thursday, the seventh of December, 1775.

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