76 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.

Journal
original
p. 23

M^r Slye returnes. And then
M^r Speaker Appoynts M^r Rob^t & M^r Will^m Coursey
a Committee Concerning High Wayes or Roads.
& an Act Prohibiting the exportaon who went uppon
their
Then M^r Speaker appoynted M^r Rich: Smyth, Cap^t
James N for the preparing other Jngrossers; An
thers, to p^rmitt the sort of Swyne, &c:
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Who alls M^r Speaker motions Whither All
orders & motions made in the howse in g or otherwise
& other papers & proceedings debated in the Assembly, be
preserued & kept entire, for the view of all future Assemblies.
Together w^th a fayre Coppy of each Assemblies Journall.
W^ch the Clerk shall deliuer into the Secretaries office w^thin two
months after the breaking up of each Assembly, uppon penalty
of forfeiting his Sallary for th^t Assembly, yea or noe ?
In the affirmative necessary, & th^t a Penalty of 500^l Tob
ouer & aboue his sallary bee likewise imposed uppon him, in
case hee eyther refuse, or otherwise not performe what hee is
by that Act enioyned.
In the affirmative to bee digested into an Act

Was Read The Act for the Muster Master Grails ffee

Vppon Debate Concerning th^t Act. Voted in the affirma-
tiue, That the Act bee amended, As to Negros, Negro Woemen,

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& Children haue & bee allowed 4l Tob. p^r pole uppon
from sixteene, to sixty yeares, & noe other nes
for one howre. againe whither it bee thought
necessary hibiting all p^rsons to barter or leash
aliue or dead except Ve- 1000^l Tob. bee drawne.
& p^rsented these concerning Jn- to keepe
swyne &c
[One line missing] the Prouince
Committee amend some things in the two former
as shall bee gyuen them in charge by the howse to-
morrow morning.
M^r Rob^t Slye of the Committee came & presented these
three Bills. (Viz^t) An Act for High Wayes or Roades. An
Act for repeale of the Act for fferries. And An Act Pro-
hibiting the exportaon of Hydes & other skins.
That Act for Passes &c. being againe read, Voted that that
Act, is not thought necessary; ffor th^t the Act Intituled an Act
agst ffugitiues doth sufficiently prouide for p^rsons, who shall
depart the Prouince.
Was read those three Bills p^rsented by Mr Rob^t Slye
Ordered that these two (Viz^t) Concerning High Wayes &c :