262 Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671.

U. H.
Journal
1659-92

The Lower House having brought Several Accounts to this
House which they having allowed this House Voted their
pay to Wit the Account of George Beckwith Richard Smith
Cap^t Tho^s Howell Richard Keen for Gabrile George M^r Tho^s
Trueman
The Lower House again Sent the Act for Hogstealers for
this Houses Assent & upon the question put
Resolved that the s^d Act pass nemine Contradicente Then
the Bill Entituled an Act that no Appeal shall be Granted from
any County Court nor any Suit removed in the Provincial
Court under 1500l^l tob^o was read And upon the Question
put
Resolved by the Major part of this House that the s^d Act do
not pass this House
Then read the Act for the Encouraging the Importation of
Negros and Slaves into this Province And upon the Question
put
Resolved that the same do pass nemine Contradicente &
sent M^r Chew with the same to the Lower House for their
Assent

The Lower House brought up a Bill to this House Entituled
an Act for Coroners Fees, Which being read & the Question
put
Resolved that the same do pass Nemine Contradicente.

Then the Lower House Sent the Act Entituled an Act im-
powering the Comm^rs of the County Courts to levy &c. with
the Lower Houses Assent therewith to this House

And the House Adjourned till nine of the Clock to Morrow
Morn.
Thursday the 13^th April 1671

The House met Present as Yesterday with the R^t honble the
Govern^r
Then read an Explanation of two Clauses in an Act Entituled
an Act for the Clerk's Fees & Allowance for Jurors &c^a. &
Voted to pass
An Act for reviving of certain Laws within this Province,
Read & Voted to pass
Then read an Act for the founding & Erecting of a School

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or College within this Province for the Education of Youth in
Learning & Virtue
Then also read an Act for Licensing of Taverns &c^a Both
which were Sent to the Lower House for their Assent by M^r
Trueman
Then read an Act for providing Standards &c^a & passed

The House Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon