58 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694.

Original
Journal.

any thing provided he did not charge the Subject w^th any ffee,
whoe makes Answer that he shall Charge noething to the
people, save for searches to Recompence his Troubles not
Requireing any Coppyes of Certificates; Agreed upon that
there be noe ffees taken on either side but that an Acco^t be
kept of the same till his Maj^ties pleasure be knowne therein
and that a Recipricall Law be made that if the same be
awarded to S^r Thomas Laurence, he may have Execucon
therefore, But if to his Lo^p that then his Agent doe Receive
the benefit thereof His Ex^ncy proposes for the further settleing
of Land Affaires that if his Lops Officers for Surveying &
Resurveying of Land will qualifye themselves according to
Law that then the said Officers may be the Gen^ll Surveyo" for
the whole province (by Reason that if the same should not be
done by his Lo^ps Surveyo^rs the people would not have the
benefitt of takeing up the Surplusage Land) the said Sur-
veyo" giveing security to the Governm^t for the same & there-
upon M^r Richard Smith his Lo^ps Surveyo^r Gen^ll was sent for
and Acquainted therewith to Consult & advize about the
same.

p. 38

Read the following Bill delivered at the Board Viz^t An Act
for Tunnage & ascertaining Navall Officers ffees Resolved
that a Conference about the same with the house be desired
and that the Navall Officers and Collectors doe set up in
their severall & Respective Offices a Table of ffees which
shall be ascertained and Settled upon them by an Act of this
province this p^rsent Assembly, to be fairely Writ out & Signed
by his Hono^r the Secretary or Deputy for the time being and
that a penalty be inflicted upon the Officer exacting aboue
those ffees Assessed
Adjorvne till to Morrow Morning

Wednesday October 10^th 1694.

Covncill again Sate & were all present Except Coll Browne
His Ex^ncy acquaints the Board that by the Hono^ble the
Sollicit^r Gen^lls Report & his Sacred Maj^ties Order in Covncill
thereon, Read yesterday at this Board; the Records of this
province w^ch are of publick Vse to preserve the Inhabitants
Title to their Lands should be kept vnder the Custody of the
Govern^r; therefore a Conference with the House is desired
about the same, where is the properest place to keepe the
said Records in seeing his Maj^ty has noe House for the Gov-
erno^r nor fortifyed place
Coll Browne appeares at the Board.
Ordered that Coll Henry Darnall his Lo^s Agent have free
Access & Recourse at all times, either by himselfe or any