Assembly Proceedings, June 29-June 22, 1699. 363

An Act for regulateing Ordinarys and limitting the number
of them within this province
An Act for punishm^t of Blasphemy, fornication, Adult-
ery, prophane Cursing and swearing
An Act for recovering Arrears due from publick Officer⁸
and transferring sev^rall Debts ariseing therein.
An Act for paym^t of ffees due from Criminall psons
An Act for p'venting Unnecessary and Vexatious suits at
Law and for proveing of Debts and pleading discount
in Barr

Original
Journal.

An Act for Encouragem^t of such psons as will undertake to
build Water Mills
An Act for the AdrrTcon of Iustice in probat of Wills
Granting Admcons for recovering of Legacys and secureing
filial portions.
An Act for Enrollm^t of Conveyances and secureing the
Estates of purchasers
An Act relateing to Servants and Slaves.
An Act for speedy Tryall of Criminalls and Ascerteining
their punishm^ts in County Courts when psented there
An Act for Imposeing a fine on Maj^r Edw^d Dorsey &
others.
An Act Ascerteining the Laws of this province
An Act for the Ordering and regulateing the Militia of
this province for the better defence & security thereof
An Act for the punishm^t of privateers & pyrates
An Act for Limittacon of Officers ffees.
An Act for Appointing psons to treat with workmen to
build the Church att Annapolis
An Act for the paym^t of the publick Charge of this Province.
The which Bills were Assented to By the members of this
Board as also of the house of Delegates
His Ex^cy is pleased to make the following Subscription to
the s^d Laws being Sealed with the Great seal of the province
On the behalfe of his Maty King William the third of Eng-
land Scottland ffrance and Ireland Defender of the ffaith &c.
I will these to be Laws
N: Blakiston

Then the Assembly was prorogued untill the 28^th day of
October next
W Bladen Cl: Concil.

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