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

Original
Journal.

Itt is thought fitt by this house that Encouragem^t should be
given to Shipps built in the Countrey but the. Method pur-
suant thereto, they leave to his Ex^ncy & Councill to prescribe.
An Act for the publication of Marriages, read and passed
the house the first reading.
An Act for the Constables takeing the List of Taxables read
& passed the house the first reading.
An Act for appointm^t of Certaine officers read & passed
the house the I^st reading.
An Act for the Easem^t of the Inhabitants of this Province in
Suites att Lawe for small Debts read & passed the house the
first reading.
The aforesaid Bills together with the Bill for quietting pos-
sessions sent to the Gouernor and Councill by M^r Clarke &
M^r Dorsey.
Message from the Gouerno^r & Councill brought by Coll
Jowles & Coll Browne which was read as follows, Viz^t

By his Exncy the Gouern^r & Councill in Assembly May
24^th 1692.
Whereas in the time of Gouerno^r Notley (amongst other
Acts then passed) severall private bills in favour of severall
Alien Inhabitants of this Province for their Naturalization &
for which they duely payd & Sattisfyed their fees & Charges
accrueing were afterwards by the Lord Baltemore vnadvisedly
by mistake or otherwise dissented to, annulled & made void,
and the parties thereby deprived of the Benefitt thereof Not-
withstanding their great Charges & Expences therein. This
Board thinks fitt to recommend the same to the Consideration
of the house in giueing releife to the psons Concerned by
passing a New Act this Session tor that purpose.
In [the Act concerning] those Servants that haue Bastards
the imposition of [marriage seems to this Board too] Seveere
and vnreasonable and [therefore instead thereof they do] pro-
pose the obleidging the [party to indemnify and save harm-
less the] County from charge &c^a [as in the said Act is
specified.]
[The Allowance made for the Grand Jurors this] board doe
think it more [proper to be ordered and paid to the Sheriff
of] S^t Maryes County [obliging him to take care for their
accommodation] and be accomptable [to them for the same,
rather than] Leave them to the managm^t [of an ordinary
keeper to be treated as he shall] think fitt.
[The Act against divulgers of false news being of great]
import & concernm^t to [the peace of the Province, this Board
conceives] it not strict & full [enough to prevent the incon-