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

Original
Journal.

makeing high wayes &c It is desired & thought necessary
that a Clause be added therevnto Impowering the Comiss^rs of
every County Court to direct & appoint what road & paths, &
how & in what manner to be amended & repaired, as they in
their discretion shall think fitt. And Generally The house is
desired & advised to rend^r all their Lawes indefinite as a
matter pticularly recomended to his Ex^ncy by their Maj^ties in
their Instructions to him.
With these amendm^ts and regulations this board is willing
to Concur with the house in passing the sd Bills, & desire to
Conferr with them, concerning these and the rest of the bills
now before them Signed p Ord^r
John LLewellin Clk.

Message to the Govern^r & Councill drawne

By the house
This house does desire that [your Exc^y will be pleased to
appoint] Munday Next for the Conference Mentioned in
your last Message hither at which] time they will be ready [to
attend the same.]

The said message and say they deliuered the
Ordered by the house Brookes, M^r M^r Boothby
& M^r
Message from the & Coll^o Browne,

By his Ex^ncy the [Governor & Council May the 2 I^st] 1692
Monday next is ap[pointed for the Conference, and the
House is] desired to Attend his Ex^ncy & this [Board in the
Council Chamber at] Eleaven a Clock in the forenoon of [the
same day]. Signed [p^r order]
John LLewellin Clk.

By his Ex^ncy the Gouerno^r & Councill May 1692.
These following Bills Viz^t for secureing merchants & others
Tobacco prohibbitting Arreastes on the Sabbath dayes &c:
Declareing what shall be done by the Sherriffe ex officio Con-
cerning the height of ffences, against Burners of ffences, Re-
lateing to the Seisure of Tobaccoes by the Sherriffe, Concern-
ing Negroes & Slaues, and Restraining the Unreasonable in
Crease of Horses &c: haue all been once read here.
As to the Act concerning Negroes, itt is the Opinion of this
Board that the imposeing Slauery on the Children seems too
severe, and rather propose the Limitting their time of Servi-
tude to Thirty one yeares as formerly.
The rest of the aforesaid Bills (except that for restraining