Assembly Proceedings, April 30-May 14, 1696. 325

for the publick use thereof passed this day to Col^o Charles
Hutchins in part of what is due to him from the publick
May the 14^th 1696 Signed by Order
Assented to by his Excellency W Bladen Clk Assembly
& Council

Hen Denton Clk Council

U. H. J.

Came M^r Robert Mason Treasurer for the Western Shore
with M^r William Dent his security who signed and sealed a
Bond of 1000 l Sterling to his Majesty for the said Masons
due Execution and discharge of his said trust
Came also Major Thomas Smithson Treasurer for the East-
ern Shore with M^r Nicholas Low his Security who entered
into the like Bond for the due discharge of his Trust
His Excellency is pleased to signify to the Treasurer that
they are to take Notice that they must not dispose of any pub-
lick money without the Assent of his Excellency which other-
wise will not be Authentick
Afterwards the several Bills were read and Assented to
were by M^r Speaker presented for his Excellencys signing
and Passing the same into Laws which being Perused were
by Order indorsed his Excellency being pleased to sign to the

said Indorsement as follows viz^t

May the 14^th 1696.

On behalf of his Majesty King William the third &c I will
these to be Laws
Fr Nicholson

Then his Excellency was pleased to acquaint the House
that he had considered with his Majestys honble Council of
proroguing the Assembly until the first day of July next by
which time he hoped to receive his Majestys Royal Com-
mands which if by that time should not happen to come that
then they might expect by Proclamation to be further Pro-
rogued without the Charge and Trouble of meeting and his
Excellency accordingly Prorogued the said Assembly until
the first day of July next

So Ended this Sessions of Assembly
Henry Denton Clk Council

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