Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683. 539

Debates Concerning the bill for Advancement of Trade

The bill for Advancement of Trade Taken Into further Consideration

L. H. Journal Original.

And putt to           estion whether a salvo, for the Cyttie of

S^t Maryes, that The Charte                not be prejudiced by the

Act for Advancement of Trade shall be              to the sayd

bill vea or nav:

Commissioners to be nomi- nated in every County for Townes

in the Negative: Uoted That nty four Commis- sioners be Appoynted for Every County for the busin Ordered that the

members of this house Doe nominate the sayd Commissioners
for their respective Countyes by Twelve a Clock day:
The Committee for bringing in of money
The Committee of priviledges & Eleccons &
The Committee for Advancement of Trade

Bill of Naturalizacon read the first time

Then was read a bill Entitled An Act for Naturalizeing John Cosines Peter Maisee de

Moysne & Andrew Mattsone the first time

Proposed, at whose Charge Tobacco Contracted for before

proposall and Vote about Carrying Tobacco To townes.

the proclaiming the Act for Advance- ment of Trade shall be brought to the

Townes:

And Therevpon Resolved That all tobacco Contracted or
dealt for before the publishing or proclaiming of the Act for
Advancement of Trade shall be Carryed Or Conveyed To
townes, ports, or place of Trade, At the Charge of the Credittors
and Not of the Debtors.

Ordered That the foregoeing Vote be sent to the Committee
for Advancement of Trade To be Incerted Into the bill

Lower house of Assembly October the 9 1683
This house desire To knowe If the vpp^r house have any bills
or Other matter prepared for this house And that the vpp^r p. 6
house please to send Their Assent to the bill for Directing the
manner of Electing & summoning Burgesses &c To serve in
future Assemblyes:

Signd p Ord^r C B:

M^r Hall and M^r Hutchings sent to the vp[p^r house] w^th the

foregoeing message

They returne and say they have d               me

Then Came Maj^r Truman from the                       following

message

Vpp^r house Oc[tober 9^th 1683]

Answere to the same and pressing the Towne bill.

This house haveing noe bills yet [to present to] the lower house for Electing of

Bu[rgesses &c have under Consideration] but in regard the