Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694. 81

procureing such Trees & what wood will be most proper & at
what prizes the severall particulars may be had at of which
they are to make Returne to this Board with all convenient
Speed:
Read the following Bills Viz^t

Act for appointing of Rangers for the Defence of this Pro-
vince
That a Clause be Added to the said Act, that any English
man or Indian that has any Information to make ab'the incur-
sion or invasion of Strang Indians, they be oblieged to goe to
the next Militia Officer or Justice of the peace where they
shall give in their Informacon, the which if it proves true, they
shall have a Reward, if false, then to be punished according to
Law, And that the Severall Shffs make this Law knowne to
the Severall Nations of Indians w^th in this province.
Act for 3^d p hogshead Read & passed here.
Read an Answer of the House of Burgesses relateing to
their Maj^ts Magazine of powder &^ca as ffollows Viz^t

Original
Journal.

By the Burgesses of Assembly October 15^th 1694.

Voted that the powder Lodged in the State house be
Equally divided according to the Taxables in Every Respec-
tive Covnty, And the Coll⁵ of Each Covnty have the Charge
of the same, And that they take Care for the Transportation
thereof, and be allowed their Charges out of the publick
Leavy for transporting the Same, And what publick Armes are
here at Sn^t Maries to be Equally distributed amongst the
Colls, of Each Respective County, And to be kept in repair at
the Charge of the Severall Countyes.
Voted that whereas the Records of this province for the
Land Office have all wayes heretofore been kept by the Sec-
retary of this province; And whereas wee haveing noe greater
security for the preservation of the same haue thought fit to
Continue them as formerly by Reason the King has noe house
of fortification here.
Signed p Ord^r
Cleborne Lorn ax Clk Assembly.

This Board does agree w^th the House of Burgesses therein
& doe Order that the Collonells of Each County doe take care
that the ffrontiers be well provided w^th powder shot & Armes
in the first place & that there be not aboue one Barrell of
powder lodged in any one place & the same to be kept & pre-
served Untoucht, unless upon insurrection or invasion (w^ch
God forbid) their Maj^ts haveing noe publick store houses here

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