Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 299

An Act for the more Speedy bringing to Tryall and Sup-
pressing Criminalls &^o May the 24th read the 3^d time.
An Act against Divulgers of false news read and past the
first time
An Act for Naturalization of John Ouldson & Mathias Van-
derheyden May 24^th 1692 read first time
An Act for Payment of fees, due from Criminal persons
May 24th 1692 read first time.
An Act for killing of Wolves May 24th 1692 read first time
An Act against those Servants that have Bastards &^c May
24th 1692 read the first time
An Act concerning what shall be Allowed to Grand Jurys
that are Summoned out of the Body of this Province to serve
at Provincial Courts May 24th 1692 read first time
An Act for Stay of Executions after April Court May 24th
1692 read first time
An Act prohibiting Masters of Ships &^c from Transporting
any Persons out of this Province without passes May 24th
1692 read first time
An Act Empowering the Commissioners of the County
Courts to Levy and raise Money to Defray the necessary
Charges of their Counties May the 24th 1692 read first time.
Came M^r Hammond from the house with this following
Message Viz^t

By the house oi Assembly May 23^o 1692.
This house has appointed a Committee to inspect and
Regulate all Publick Accounts, and have thought fit to Signify
to your Honours to the End your Honeurs may (if you think

U. H. J.

it Necessary) send two of the Gentlemen of that Board to
joine with the said Committee.
Signed p^r Order Hen: Denton Cl Assembly.

Answer sent by Coll Hutchins as follows Viz^t

By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly
May the 24th 1692
By reason of the Absence of some of the Members of this
Board upon urgent Occasions permitted to go home, they
cannot Spare any more to Join in Committee with those of
the house appointed to inspect the Publick Accounts without
breaking their Quorum, the house therefore is desired to Sus-
pend the proceedings of the said Committee till to Morrow
by which time, it is hoped the Absent Members of this Board
may return
Signed p^r Order John Lewellin Cl.

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