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before. Passed the first Reading. They return & Signifie
the meaning of the house by their said Endorsment to be
that upon once Reading of every Bill in the house, without
they send them to their honours for their Perusall and after
that Admitt them a 2^d & 3^d Reading before they pass them
into an Act
Read the Act against Hogstealers and Marking of Hogs
&c. And finding no Penalty mentioned therein, the same is
Referred back to the house to know what Penalties they
intend for the Breach of the Act, and to desire them to Insert
the same in the Body of the said Act, for that Referrence to
any former Law in that Case is not thought Sufficient, all
former Laws of this Province being now of no force
Read the Act for Limitation of certain Actions &c. and the
same is approved of by this Board, if the Limitation extend
but to two years as formerly.
Read the first time the Act for the more speedy bringing to
Tryall and Suppressing Criminals &c. Referred to further
Consideration.
Read the Act Touching Indians &c. Referred to further
Consideration
Coll Brown and Captain Courts sent to the house with the
following Message and the severall Bills therein mentioned
Viz^t

By his Excellency the Governor and Council In Assembly
May the 19th 1692.
The several Bills herewith sent Viz^t The Act of Recognition,
the Act for preservation of the several Harbours &c. The
Act prohibiting Foreign Engrossers, and the Act for Limita-

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tion of certain Actions (provided the time of Limitation may
not Exceed two years as formerly this Board Concurr with
Signed p^r Order John LLewellin Clk.

Adjourn for half an hour
Met again and present as before
Doctor Brook and M^r Hammond from the house with these
following Bills Viz^t
An Act of Recognition &c.
An Act for Limitations of Actions &c. Amended
An Act against foreign Engrossers
An Act for the Preservation of Harbours &c.
All Endorsed Viz^t Read and passed 2^d time
Doctor Brook and M^r Ennalls from the house present these
following Bills
An Act for the Inrollment of Conveyances and securing the

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