Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678. 37

An Act for apointing sheriffs yearly. Read and Amended.
This howse are ready to attend the upp howse to morrow at
twelve a clock in conferrence
Sent to the upp howse by M^r Stone & M^r Garrat who
brought back M^r Clement Hills petition subscribed.
This howse are of opinion that the County Courts allow the
sheriffs for the future tenne p cent for the publique leavy
according to act of Assembly.
Nin Clerke assistant of the Assembly
This howse concurre with the howse in the above vote.
The howse Adjournes w morrow morning nine a clock.
November the 6^th 1678.
The howse called abs
An Act for the due Record of this Province. Read.
M^r Speaker Coade M^r Cheseldyne Majo^r Weekes &
M^r Richard Hall age the conference with the upp howse.
M^r W^m Steevens urges sent to the upp howse to
acquainte them this howse are re Conference They
Retorne.
Voted that in the Co the Speaker & the rest of the
Members of this howse for his assista free liberty of
answering any ppositions as is made by the upp howse
Then came Majo^r Rozer from the howse, and acquaintes
this howse the

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conference,
howse goe. They Retorne
questioned in this howse upon occasion of
his Comon from this howse in
both howses were to Joine to draw up
be Chayreman.
not by ord^r of this howse, & whether

of the howse for what he did at the
the vote who should be Chayreman.
from this howse.
spoken any words in this howse at
any time reflect upon the hono^r of the Gou^rno^r
or
never any thing in the hearing of this howse
M^r W howse for the Act about the Malitia, & brings it
The howse Adjournes whilst to morrow morning nine a clock.
The 7^th of November 1678.
The howse called Present as before.
An Act for the due Recording of all the Lawes read the
second time & passed.
An Act about Eleccons Read & passed this howse signed
bv the Clerke.

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