234 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 3-19, 1695.

Original
Journal.

is referred to the next sessions of Assembly and his Ex^ncy and
and the hon^rble his Ma^ts Councill are desired to take such
means in the interim Effect the Same as to their wisdoms shall
seem meet, having Reguard that no Offence be given to the
Indians. Upon reading the Ord^r of Councill of the 14^th of

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August 1695, that the Church at mount Calvert should Serve
both for a Church and County Court house, The house con-
curr therewith & Ord^r the same.
Also it being represented by the Burgesses of Dorchester
County that the Court house at Cambridge Stands convenient
for a Church in the parish it is built in; Ordered it be Used
for that End also.
As to other places not knowing them to be under the same
circumstances we cannot determine.
Resolved M^r Robert Mason be publick Treasurer for the
western Shore.
Resolved Maj^r Tho^s Smithson be publick Treasurer for the
Eastern Shore.
Resolved if his Ex^ncys Agent shall pay Esqr Blathwaite ffifty
Guineys and M^r Povey ffifty pound his Ex^ncy shall be gratefully
reimbursed out of the publick Revenue of this province.
Assented to by his Ex^ncy W Bladen Cl Assembly,
and Councill
Hen: Denton Cl Concil.

Proposed that in all the parishes where there is no Minister
and where Churches are already built, that the Vestrys of
Such parishes lay out what Tob^o of the forty pound of Tobacco
p poll they shall Collect or Shall be remaining after Churches
built for & towards building Chappells of Ease in the most
Convenient place or places of the s^d Severall parishes, and if
in case any of the Said Vestrys of Such parishes afores^d do not
dispose of the Tobacco collectable or which will be remaining
in their hands this year, that they lay the Same out either for
ready Goods or bills of Exchange this year Tobacco being
likely to be a good Commodity, and that this may pass into
an Ordinance.
Brought from the house of Burgesses by Maj^r Hamond Cap^t
Bayne, Maj^r Dorsey, Coll: Hanson, M^r Hawkins and M^r Scar-
borough, these following bills, viz^t
An Act for the paym^t of 333^lb 6^s 8^d towards the maintaining
of his Ma'^s fforces at New York and will pass with Some Small
amendm'
An Act for the Imposition of ffour pence p Gallon upon
Lyquors imported into this province Read Second time and
passed the amendm^ts proposed being agreed to.
An Act for the Regulating the proceedings of the provinciall