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

Original
Journal.

Petition of Henry Denton, John Boomer & Thomas Hebb
ab^t allowance for publick services done, the which being Read,
it was Ordered That a Conference be had w^th the house to
know how publick Acco^ts shall be proved & to take care that
all due Arreares be paid.
Ordered that Edward Randolph Esq^r be Joyned to the
Comittee of Laws & Acc^ts in stateing the Revenue &^ca

The following Bills Read, Viz^t
An Act for the Laying an Imposition on Severall Comodities
exported out of this Province.
They are of Opinion that the Imposition put upon the furrs
is too great & therefore propose that halfe the said Duty be
put upon the Inhabitants and double upon the fforreigners
Excepting merchants from England & their factors here
Resideing or Comeing hither.
A Clause to be Added to the said Law to Empower any
Navall Officer or his Deputy to goe on board any Ship or
Vessell and Breake open any Lock pack or Truss &^ca to
search for all concealed Goods &^ca or to search any house by
the same power.
A Supplementary Act to the Act concerning Water Mills ;
it is proposed that a Sixth part be allowed for grinding Wheat
as formerly otherwise it is thought there will be noe wheat
ground. The said Bills & Remarkes thereon delivered by
Order to the Clerke of the house of Burgesses by the Clerk
of this Board.

p. 49

The House of Burgesses Message of the 9^th of October
Relateing to the Stile of the Laws, was produced at the Board
& taken into Consideracon. Ordered that Answer to the
same be Drawn up, which was done as follows Viz^t

By his Ex^ncy the Govern^r &^ca
October the 11^th 1694.

The Message of your house of the Nineth past by Cap^t
Dent Maj^r Dorsey, M^r Hutchinson & M^r Hinson was this day
Read in Covncill, for which his Ex^ncy Returnes you his thankes
for the good Opinion the house does conceive of him, and is
willing at present for their Maj^ties Service & to the End the
Countreys business may not be delayed that the Laws now to
be passed, may Rune in the same style as the Laws which
were made in Govern^r Copleys time.
Signed p Ord^r
Hen Denton Clk Councill.
Adjourne till to Morrow Morning.