Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678. 65

Province as shall be of force att the end of this present
sessions of Assembly to be entred vpon Record in a large new
booke of a large folio and good Substanciall paper well bound
in a leather cover for that purpose to be kept onely in the
Secretaryes office in a faire and legible sett hand and carracter
and shall alsoe cause the same to be Examined by the Originall
Acts Remaining vpon Record vnder the hands of the Severall
Clarkes of both houses and his Lordship the Lord Proprietary
that now is his assent made thereunto att the end of the last
Session of Assembly and the same soe entred shall be sealed
with the lesser Seale and Signed by the Hon^ble the Secretary
and that his honnour the Secretary doe alsoe cause a list and
Catologue of the said Lawes to be entred in the said booke
and an index or table of the principall matter therein Con-
tained to be made Alphabetically for the more easy and ready
finding out the matters therein Contained and in default
thereof by the time aforesaid the said Secretary shall pay as a
fine for the same the summe of tenn thousand pounds of
Tobacco one halfe thereof to the Lord Proprietary and the
other halfe thereof towards the building of a place to secure
the Records and when the same is soe done and written the
said Secretary shall att the next Generall Assembly be allowed
and paid out of the Publick Leavy soe much Tobacco as the said
Secretary shall reasonably deserve

Liber W. H.
& L.

An Act Regulateing Ordinaryes and Limitting the number of
them within this Province

For the better regulateing ordinaryes & ordinary keepers
and Inholders within this Province for the future Be itt
Enacted by the Right Hon^ble the Lord Prop^ty of this Province
with the advice and Consent of the upper and lower houses of
this present Generall Assembly & the Authority of the same
that from and after the Publicacon hereof the Comissioners of
each respective County within this Province att their severall
and respective County Courtes and the Major Recorder and
Aldermen of the Citty of S^t Maryes att their Majors Court be
and are hereby Authorized and impowred from time to time
and as often as need shall require to grant Licences of such
person or persons as they shall thinke fitt to be Ordinary
keepers or Inholders for the keepeing of Ordinaryes and
houses of Entertainment for soe long time and in such and
soe many places within their severall and respective Countyes
And Citty aforesaid for the ease and Conveniency of the
Inhabitants Travellers and strangers as to them respectively
shall seeme meet and Convenient for which licences the said
persons that shall be soe licenced to keepe ordinaryes as afore-

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