360 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

of Trade do Vote that the same ought to be Amended in that
Clause Allowing ten pounds of Tobacco p hh^d for one Years
Storeage, and should be thus Expressed, for and during any
time not Exceeding one Year; and desire the Lower house to
Join with this house in Supplicating his Lordships Leave to
Nominate the most fitt and Convenient places for Towns in
each respective County and also to appoint the Comm^rs
Signed p. Order J LL Clk of Assembly

Came M^r William Hatton Captain Henry Smith, Captain
John Osborn & M^r Leonard Green from the Lower house and
brought with them an Act directing the Manner of Electing
and Summoning Burgesses Delegates & Representatives to
Serve in Succeeding Assemblies which they Deliver and
returned to their House

Coll: Stevens returns from the Lower house & the Bill read.

Came M^r Bartholomew Ennalls from the Lower house for
the Book of Laws which is Delivered him and he returns to
the house

November the 7th 1682
The Upper house have read over the Bill directing the
Manner of Electing and Summoning Burgesses &c^a and do
conceive it a Needless Bill, his Lordship having already Settled
the Number of the Members to be Elected in every County
and City or Burough for the future by an Instrument under
his great Seale bearing Date the 6th Day of September 1681
and Published the 17th of the same Month, as we presume
many of the Members of this Assembly do remember where-
fore this house do send the Originall Instrument to the Lower
house that if they please they may Cause it to be Entered in
their Journall and return the same again to this house that we
may proceed to the other Bills now before us—
Signed p. Order J LL: Cl of Assembly

p. 456

The Bill Lycencing Inhabitants and Prohibiting Foreigners
to trade with Indians being Engrossed read the second time
and passed in these Words (Viz^t)

November the 7th 1682 Upper house have Assented
Signed p. Order J LL. Clk of Assembly.

The Act for Clerk of the Councils fees read the second time
& passed in these words Viz^t

November the 7th 1682 Upper house have Assented
Signed p. Order J LL Cl of Assembly—