130 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.

Journal 1666

And the Speaker answered saying, This howse is att all
times ready most willingly to attend & wayte the Leiu^t Grails
& Councells pleasure.
The Messenger returnes. And Instantly the Leiut Grall &
Councell Came, & taking their places.

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The severall Lawes agreed on this As & Twenty in
number) were read over by Vpper howse. W^ch being
ended The Leiu^t. Enacting them for Lawes in the Lo

And then dissolved the Assembly
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Liber
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Acts made att a Sessions of Assembly begun Aprill the
X^th MDCLXVJ By the Hon^ble Charles Calvert Esq^r
Gouernour —

An Act prohibiting Trade with the Indians for any
Flesh dead or alive except deer and wild Fowle —

Whereas sundry Complaints haue been made by severall In-
habitants of this Prouince alleadging that the Indians under
pretence of killing wild Hoggs doe Hunt and drive away their
Tame Hoggs and Cattle and doe moreouer Sell and Trade
with the Inhabitants of this Prouince and likewise with for-
reigners and strangers for beefe and Porke And whereas
there is an Act already Provided which is thought Insufficient
Bee itt Enacted by the Right Hon^ble the Lord Proprietary by
and with the Assent of the upper and lower house of this pre-
sent Generall Assembly That noe person or persons whatso-
ever either Forreigner or Inhabitant shall buy Trade or Barter
with any Indian or Indians whomesoever for any flesh dead or
liveing Except venison or wild fowle upon penalty of five
Thousand pounds of Tobacco the one moyty to the Lord Pro-
prietary the other to the Informer or to him or them that shall
sue for the same the said fine to be Recovered in any Court of
Record within this Province by bill plaint or otherwise wherein
noe Essoyne Protection or wager of Lawe to be allowed this
Act to Continue for three yeares or to the end of the next
Generall Assembly —

An Act for appoynting Corroners in each respective County

Whereas there haue many Inconveniencyes happned in this
Province for want of appovnting Coroners in each County Bee

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itt therefore Enacted by the Right Hon^ble the Lord Proprietary
of this Province with the assent of the upper and lower house
of This Generall Assembly That the Hon^ble the Leivtenant