512 Assembly Proceedings, May 26-June 11, 1697.

Original
Journal.

11. That a law be made to settle & confirm the severall
offices place of Judicature & other Conveniencies formerly
proposed to be made & done in & about the State house and
that a clause therein be incerted to oblige the severall Col-
lectors Navall officers & their deputies &c. to bring all their
list of shipping Certificates bonds Cocquets & all other papers
relating to their respective offices to be delivered vp vpon

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oath once every yeare in order to be securely lodged in one
of the roomes in the said State house and that a clause be also
incerted about the Church
12. That the ditch be veiwed & some care taken about
the building the two Triangular houses & draw bridge &c.
13. That the Levy be proporconed this Sessions & that
the Country have Credit for the Rangers Armes &c. and
Supernumary Tithables the accounts whereof are herewith
sent
14. That a former proposall for a market & fare to be
held in towne here & priviledging people from arrests on
those dayes is also againe recomended
15. That a former proposall about issueing for the Comis-
sions in Chancery be Considered anew and is againe
Recomended from this board
16. That his Ma'^y be Addressed that some part of the
Revenue given towards furnishing armes &c. (now the
Country is provided of such things) be layd out for small
Bookes &c. according to a former proposall & towards buying
a Library
17. That the parishes be more equally devided & named
anew & different names given them
18. That being the Country is destitute of any ffortificacon
here his ma^ty be addressed to send in a ffriggot to keepe
cruising in these partes for security thereof
19. That M^r Bray be gratified for his trouble & paines
taken about the Libraryes haveing respect also to his expences
therein according to a former proposall
20. That the house would Impower some person or more
to make an agreem^t about keeping a publick fferry betwixt
this port & Kent Island and another over the wading place at
Kent Island not exceeding Twenty thousand pounds of tobacco
21. That an ordinance passe for Execucon to issue against
those persons that have Subscribed to give any sume or sumes
of money or tobacco for & towards building the Church &
Schoole &c within this port & refuse or delay paying thereof
22. That whereas William ffreeman Bricklayer being run
away & left M^r workeman's house (one of the publick buildings
in this port) a greate part thereof vnfinished. The advice of
the house is desired to be given what is best to be done to