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should not be obliged to send all his Male Taxables, would be
to throw the Burthen upon the poor onely, the other Altera-
tions being Consented to

Signed p Order
Chr. Gregory Cl house Del.

The said Message was thus Subscribed and sent to the
house by Col Hutchins Viz^t

Original
Journal.

By the Councill in Assembly Iuly the 15^th 1699

This Board do Concurr with the house as to the Amendm^t
of the s^d Bill Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl. Council.

Then Came M^r William Harris and 4 more of the houses
members and brought the following Message.

By the house of Delegates Iuly the 15^th 1699.

It falling under the Consideration of this house for Some
Methods to be taken towards the building of a publick prison
in this Town & Porte of Annapolis humbly desire that your
Ex^cy will be pleased to Appoint Some of the members of his
Matys honble Councill to Conferr with Some of the members
of this house in proposeing such methods as may be Expe-
dient for the building Such prison and that they will Appoint
Such time and place as to them shall seem Convenient
Signed p Order
Chr. Gregory Cl house Del.

Ordered that Rob^t Smith Esq^r and Maj^r Iohn Hamond be
appointed of that Comittee
The Board Adjourned till 8 a Clock on Munday Morning

Munday July the 17^th 1699.

Councill mett Absent Col Henry Iowles and Coi Iohn
Addison
The following Message sent to the house by Iames Frisby
Esq^r and Maj^r Iohn Hamond Viz^t

p.74