Assembly Proceedings, May 10-Jnne 9, 1692. 377

An oth & Councill w^ch was read as follows, Viz^t

By the May 20^th 1692.
This hou[se do] humbly conceive [th]at the Stile appointed
to be giuen the Lawes of Province being contrary to the
President of all our Neighbouring Plantations, doe humbly
desire your Hono^rs Concurrence with this house in the Stile-
ing of them after the Example of Virginia or Jaimaco, the
same being approved off in England.
Signed p Ord^r
Hen Denton Clk Assembly.

The aforesaid Acts & Messages were sent to the Gouerno^r
& Councill by m^r Wynne, M^r Mason, M^r Tasker, M^r Hoskins
& M^r Bigger.
They returne & say they delivered the said Message as to
the first that those Bills should be Expedited, & that to the
other an Answere should be returned the next Morning.
M^r Griffith Jones comes to the house, and is by them
desired to Assist in the Engrossing of the Laws, who accepts
thereof.
Comittee of Lawes repaire to the house, and bring in theire
Report, which was ordered to be read.
In reading the same it was ordered that a penalty of one
thousand pounds of Tobacco should be putt vpon every
person Neglecting to gett his Stilliards yearly Stamped by
the Standard.
That Likewise the Act concerning Proceedings att Law be
drawne anew, leaveing out the Last Clause.
Voted whether the Act concerning those Servants which
haue Bastards, shall stand as it is in the old Law, without
amendm^t or noe & carried in the Negatiue.
That in the Act for, Erecting a Court house & prison in
Every County the ffine be made fiue Thousand pounds of
Tobacco only, to accrew towards the Use of building a Court
house.
That in the Act for Limitation of Officers fees, the words
(and recording) be annexed to the word, fileing.
Ordered that every County pay the itinerant Charges of
their owne Burgesses that Attend.
Put to the Vote whether the Gouerno^r ffifty Thou-
sand pounds of Tobac publick Charge of the Province,
without and carried in the Nega
That in the Act for Exception for Mer
Voted whether the the County Courts shall
That the Severall the next Sessions of
Voted whether Out (by the Comittee) offe
Carried in the Affirmatiue

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