Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694. 69

fifryday October 12^th 1694.

The Councill againe Sate & were present all
Ordered that what Business stands Refered to be Consulted
in a Conference with the house be Drawne forth & sent with
a Message to the said End & purpose to meet in the After-
noon
Viz^t
About the Act for Tunnage & ascertaining Navall Officers
ffees, about the Records of the Land Office to know where is
the prop^rest place to put the same in &^ca
About the Bill for the Reliefe of the Credito^rs & Legatees
of Mark Cordea dec^d & likewise other proposalls then to be
Offered.
Message Drawne up to the said Effect & Sent, together
w^th the Message relateing to the Stile of the Laws by Coll
Jowles & Coll Robotham whoe went upon the Comittee of
Laws.
Read a petition of M^r Gerrard Vsweringen, praying for
allowance for the Use of the Councill Roome being Read was
Recomended to the house of Burgesses for their Con-
sideracon & sent as aboue.
The Hon^ble Thomas Tench Esq^r Coll John Addison &
Edward Randolph Esq^r goe forth upon their Charge.

Original
Journal.

Post Meridiem

Petition of the Inhabitants of the South Side of Patapscoe
River being Returned to this Board with the vote of the
house thereon, the Board doe Concurr therewith, The said
Vote Runes in these words, Viz^t

By the Assembly October 3^d 1694.

The within petition Read & Considered
Voted whether ihc Souih Side of potapscoe River be aded
to the County of Ann Arrundell or Remaine still as it is,
Carried by the Majority of Votes to remaine still as it is.
Cleborne Lomax Clk Assembly.

M^r Speaker with the members of the house, come up to the
Conference this day appointed.
The Act for Tonnage & Navall Officers ffees, being
Debated was agreed upon to be altered according to the
former proposalls of this Board.
The next thing taken into consideracon was where the best
place might be found to keep the Records of the Land Office
in his Ex^ncy telling them that they had before them the Right

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