Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 301

An Act for Easment of the Inhabitants of this Province in
Suits at Law for small Debts May 24th 1692 Read the first
time
An Act for Quieting Possessions May 24th read first time
Coll: Jowles and Coll Brown sent to the house, with this
following Message, & the severall Bills relating thereto and
read this Day in this house Viz^t

By his Excellency the Governor & Council in Assembly
May the 24th 1692.
Whereas in the time of Governor Notley (amongst other
Acts then passed severall private Bills in favour of severall
Aliens Inhabitants of this Province, for their Naturalization,
and for which they duely paid and Satisfied their fees and
charges accruing; were afterwards by the Lord Baltimore
unadvisedly by Mistake or otherwise Dissented, Anulled and
made Void and the Parties thereby deprived of the Benefit
thereof Notwithstanding their great charges and Expences
therein, this Board think fit to recommend the same to the
Consideration of the house in giving Relief to the Persons
Concerned by passing a new Act this Sessions for that
purpose.
In the Act concerning those Servants that have Bastards
the Imposition of Marriage seems to this Board too Severe
and unreasonable, and therefore instead thereof, they do pro-
pose the Obliging the Party to Indemnify and save harmless
the County from charge &^c as in the said Act is Specified.
The Allowance made for the Grand Jurors this Board do think
it more proper to be Ordered and paid to the Sheriff of S^t
Maries County, Obliging him to take care for their Accommo-
dation and be Accountable to them for the Same, rather than
leave them to the Management of an Ordinary keeper to be
treated as he shall think fit
Signed p^r Order John LLewellin Cl.

The Act against the Divulgers of false news being of great
Import & Concernment to the Peace of the Province, this
Board conceives it not Strict and full enough to prevent the
Inconveniency arising from the Breach thereof, and therefore
desire the house to take the same again into their Considera-
tion.
Adjourn for an hour
Mett again as before
Also Capt: Addison and Capt: Courts make their appear-
ance
Ordered to be read the severall Bills last brought by M^r
Clark and M^r Dorsey and accordingly were read Viz^t

U. H. J.
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