Assembly Proceedings, May 26-June 11, 1697. 517

10. That the lawes be digested into better Language &^c
This proposall answered by appoynting a standing Comittee
11. About the offices & roomes in the State house &
Church &^c Ordered that the Comittee of lawes prepare a bill
therefore
12. About the ditch &c.
Resolved that the ditch be finished & that Maj^r John
Hamond & Maj^r Edward Dorsey be hereby appoynted & see
the same done & the gate house built with a gate & good
lock & key and that for effecting the same Ordered that the
publick Treasurer for the westerne shore pay vnto the said
Maj^r Hamond & Maj^r Dorsey Eight thousand pounds of
tobacco in Anne Arrundell County
The s^d Resolve &^c is assented to
by his Ex^cy & his Ma^tys hon^ble Council
Hen Denton Cl Concil
13. prop^l That the Leavy be proporconed this Sessions.
This house concurr with the above proposall & about Credit
to be given for the Rangers
Resolved that it is the Comon practice & That the Court of
Chancery in England to issue to Examine Evidences in
perpetuam Rei [memoriam]
15 about a market & fare &c
Resolved that a law for advancem^t of the port hath already
provided therefore
16. About Addressing his Ma^ty touching some part of the
Revenue &c.
Resolved that in regard of our present circumstances with
our neighbour Indians the proposall be referred to the next
generall assembly
17. About devision of the parishes &c.
The parishes are already well layd out the bounds Recorded
and noe Complaints made thereof

Original
Journal.

18. About Addressing his Ma^ty for a frigot to Cruise in
these parts &c.
Resolved that there is noe necessity to put his Ma^ty to such
charge of such Cruiser
19. About Gratifying M^r bray &^c
Resolved that a letter be writt to M^r Bray
20. About keeping a publick fferry betwixt this port &
Kent Island &c
Resolved that the charge of such a fferry is thought to be
too burthensome to the province
21. Touching the subscripcon tob. &^c
Resolved that the Trustees are sufficiently Impowred to
Compell such persons to pay their Subscriptions
22. About M^r Workemans house

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