Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 3-19, 1695. 235

Court & lessening the Charge of Evidences attendance, read
Second time and passed the amendm^ts proposed being agreed
to.
An Act for the Laying an Imposition on Severall Com-
modities exported out of this province, Read Second time and
passed the amendment proposed being agreed to.
An Act for appointing Rangers for the Defence of this
Province Read and Passed the second time without alteration.
An Act imposing a Duty of Ten p Cent upon all European
Goods Exported out of this province &^ca Read Second time
and passed the amendments, proposed being Agreed to.
An Act for Appeals and Regulating Writts of Error, read
Second time and passed the amendments, proposed being
Agreed to.
An Act for the naturalization of Michall Curtis and others
Read and passed without alteration.
An Act for Reviving the temporary Laws of this province,
Read and passed without Alteration.
The aforegoing proposall touching building of Churches
and the 4o^lb of Tob^o p poll together with the Petition of Alex-
ander fforbus praying to be Naturalized (here Read) as also
the bill for the paym^t of 333^lb 6^s 8^d &^ca were Sent down to the
house of Burgesses by the hon^rble Coll: Henry Jowles and Coll:
Nich^o Greenbury being given in Charge to Signifye to the
house the amendm^t in the s^d Bill proposed.
They Return and Say they delivered the s^d papers and that
the amendment in the said bill proposed was agreed to.
Adjourn till to Morrow Morning

Octob^r the 19^th 1695.

The Councill again Sate and were
Present

His Ex^ncy ffrancis Nicholson Esqr Cap^t Gen^ll &^ca
Coll: Henry Jowles Coll: John Courts
Coll: Nich^o Greenberry Thomas Brook Esqr
Coll: Charles Hutchins James ffrisby Esqr
Coll: David Browne

Brought a message from the house of Burgesses by M^r Wat-
son and Cap^t Bayne, who presented to the board the following
papers viz^t

Original
Journal,
p. 17

The proposall touching the building of Churches and the 40^l
p poll: the which was indorsed thus, viz^t

By the house of Burgesses, October the 19^th 1695.
Assented to by the house of Burgesses.
W Bladen Cl. Assembly.

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