Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666. 77

& Concerning the exportaon of Hides &c: bee drawne up
fayre by the Clerk agst to morrow morning 7 a Clock.
The howse adiorned by M^r Speaker till to morrow morning
7 a Clock

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Saturday 24^th Aprill 1666. 7

The howse called All p^rnt Except who being called
& not appearing. a Contempt by the whole howse. A
Member bee fyned in 400^l Tob.
Col^l Nath: Vtye allso for his the beginning of the
Assembly s the first day of meeting of the Assembly
weather in a Capacity sent, yett hee
goeing out of the Prouince
Jn the affirmatiue
Ordered th^t the
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was read
Jn the Negatiue not to pass
Then a Member motions th^t another Bill not for High
Wayes, but only for the marking a way or path & making
heads of Rjuers, Creeks, & Swamps passable.
And putt, to the Vote. Whither this last motion bee iudged
necessary or not?
Jn the affirmatiue by the Maior Vote
Mr Speaker ordered M^r Rob^tSlye, M^r Rob^t Burle, & M^r
Will^m Coursey, th^t they p^rfect that Act Concerning Hides &
other skins w^th an Addition as to prohibite the export of
Leather
Who went uppon their Charge.

Ordered th^t a Committee att the meeting of the howse on
Munday morning next bee appoynted to draw up ffowre Bills
(viz') An Act for Recording of all proceedings in the Assem-
bly, in a fayre Journall, to bee putt into the Secretaries office,
to the view of all future Assemblies. An Act for Regulating

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Grails ffee. An Act prohibiting all p^rsons Indians
for any fleash, eyther aliue or An Act for marking out a
Com- Trees, & making all heads of Ry- able for
horse or foote, if possibly. bee thought necessary that a
of And where they find another, or haue
any unne- make report of the same. if the howse
soe thinke
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& p^rsents that Bill
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Prohibiting the Exportaon of Hydes &c
In the affirmatiue, to passe

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