Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666. 75

Vppon reading of w^ch The Ret to the Sheriffe
in Baltemore County, for the Ele urgesses, being pro-
duced, & viewed. The Vote of this howse is, That th^t Elec-
tion was Legall, (The other Burgesse for th^t County making
his appearance uppon th^t summons & Election.)
Whereuppon Ordered th^t Co^ll Nath: Vtye take his place &
seate in the howse, as Burgesse for Baltemore County.
M^r Rich: Beard lycensed by the Speaker to absent for a
while
Then Ordered That those other ffowre Gentlⁿ (viz^t) Cap^t
James Neale, M^r Rob^t Slye, M^r Nich: Yowng & M^r Tho:
Thorowgood, as afore, draw up that Act Touching Hogstealers
anew as is gyuen them in charge, & according to debate
yesterday
Who went uppon their charge.
Was read An Act Concerning Outlawries. Twice read

An Act Appoynting Coroners
in each County. Twice reade
Passed

Ordered th? the Clerk draw out fayre those two acts now

passed.

L. H.

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now debated on & amended, to bee pro- for their
Consideraon & concurrance, olved into a Grand Com-
mittee erning the Jndian busines. howse mett
againe. ning the buying & exporting goods
who eyther Trade hither in sell them againe to the Jn-
out of the Prouince th^t Bill bee drawne,
to to buy such goods & the iniury of the whole
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Concerning Hog- according to debate & order
of the howse Read. Twice Read. Voted in the affir-
mative. Pass? & to be p^rsented to the Vpper howse.
Putt to the Vote. Whither a Law bee not necessary. Pro-
hibiting Negros, or any other Seruants to keepe piggs, hoggs,
or any other sort of Swyne, uppon any pretence whatsoeu^r
Vnlesse imployed by their respectiue Masters or Ouerseers as
Swynyards for their Masters only proper use, & behoofe of
their s^d Masters & noe otherwise. Voted.
In the affirmative. That such a Bill bee drawne

The howse adiorned by the Speaker 'till 2 Clock afternoone
ffriday 2 a Clock after noone

The howse called. All p^rnt, none excepted.
M^r Speaker ordered M^r Rob^t Slye the Messenger to p^rsent
these three Bills. Viz^t An Act Concerning Hogstealers, An
Act Concerning Outlawries, & An Act appoynted Coroners in
Each County, to the Vpper howse for their Consideraon

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