Assembly Proceedings, April 30-May 14, 1696. 315

Charge to the Country then by Employing Special messingers
every time there is Occasion to send to New York or Virginia
The said Proposalls were sent by M^r Perry himself
Came from the House of Burgesses M^r Boothby Captain
Dent and Major Thompson who brought a certain Represen-
tation and Paper of Proposalls drawn up by the House in
relation to Surplusage Land within this province &c in Order
to be laid before the right Honourable Charles Lord Baron of
Baltimore Lord and Proprietary of this Province for his Assent
thereto
The Messengers signify that they are Given in Charge to
desire that the said Paper after Perusall and Approbation may
be Expedited back as also that a Return of an Indenture for
the Election of a Burgess in Calvert County may be sent in
Order to be laid before the Committee of Elections &c as like-
wise any other matter now lying before the Board
The Representations and Proposalls aforementioned being
read were well approved of by the Gentlemen of his Majestys
honble Council His Excellency is pleased to Remark thereon
that if his Lordship does Agree to the same it will be of good
Use to the Country and that the House will Afterwards con-
sider of further ascertaining their Lands by a Law to be made
for Processioning they will thereby for ever make their Titles
Certain
Brought from the House of Burgesses by Major Hammond
M^r Hanson M^r Ferry and two other members these following
Bills & Resolves as also a Certain request of the House
touching Indians viz^t
A Bill against Driving Horses in the Woods read and
Passed first time without Alteration
A Bill for Speedy Justice and Encouragement of Trade &c
Read first time and passed without Alteration
A Bill Appointing the Justices of the Counties and Vestries
to return their proceedings to the Governor &c read first time
and Passed without alteration

The Resolves upon the Proposalls are as follows viz^t

U. H. J.

May the 9^th 1696

Soverall Proposallo from his Excellency to the House of

Burgesses debated and Resolved upon as followeth

As to the State House

That their be no Chimney in it
That Col^o Harman build a back Porch to be allowed for
when finished
That a letter be writ to Esq^r Neal

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