Assembly Proceedings, July 1-10, 1696. 413

are hereby appoint [ed a Comittee] to inspect and peruse the
Laws of this province, and make [their] reporte to the next
Session of Assembly.
Ordered the said Comittee meet some tyme the next pro-
vinciall Court, at the Porte of Annapolis, and that Wm Bladen
be their Clarke.

House adjourned for two hours.
Post Meridiem The house met.
By his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Councill July the 8^th 1697

The Message last night by M^r Clarke, Major Hamond &c
was received, as also that by Col: Codd, Cap^t Tasker and M^r
Clarke this morning Sent wherein this house prays some
further tyme to consider of a certain Bill therein menconed.
This Board do therefore reconiend that they dispatch the other
business now lying before them, and bring up the Severall
bills engrossed that some Speedy end may be put to this
present Sessions.
Signed p Order. Henry Denton Clk. Councill

Severall members Justices of the provinciall Court and
others appointed a Comittee to apportion the publique Levy
Viz^t M^r Rob^t Mason, M^r Philip Clarke, M^r Rob^t Smith Col. S^t
Leger Codd, Major John Hamond, Cap^t Rich^d Hill, Major
Willm Dent, M^r Edw^d Boothby, M^r Mathew Scarborough, M^r
John Pollard, Col: Aug Herrman, and M^r W^m Hatton who
are to meet at the porte of Annapolis the 2^nd day of Octob^r
next They or the Major part of them to apportion the
publique Levy. Ordered Willm Bladen as clarke to the said
Comittee
Major Smithson informs the house that he is publiq" Treas-
urer for the Eastern Shoar, he has 12200^l tob: in his hands by
the imposition upon offices

Original
Journal.

A Bill for repealing the act ag^t Strikeing of Fish in Dor-
chester and Somersett Countyes, read three tymes and passed,
A Bill for assessing the publiq^e Charge of this province,
read three tymes & passed.
The house adjourned themselves for an hour, And M^r
Speaker and the .rest of the members go up to his Ex^cy and
carry with them the following Bills Viz^t
A Bill for san[ctifying and keeping holy] the Lords day
comonly called Sunday.
A Bill [Supplementary to] the Act for raising a Supply for
defraying [the publique charge] of this province.
A Bill prohibiting all manner] of prophane swearing and
cursing.

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