342 Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699.

Original
Journal.

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r & Councill in Assembly
Iuly the 17^th 1699.

Upon Consideration of this Letter Annexed and the many
Irregularitys and undecent Marriages Contracted in this pro-
vince as have been rep^rsented to the Board, the Law touching

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that Subject is recomended to your Consideracon Whether it
be not adviseable to prohibit Iustices Marrying of persons
where there is a Minister in the County or in the next Adja-
cent And to p^rvent any persons from Enjoying the benefitt of
Lawfull Marriage in this province where the same is so un-
lawfully and undecently done as the Case in the said Letter
mentions whether it may not be adviseable to Incert a Declar-
atory Clause in the said Law what Certificate shall be Suffi-
cient for any persons p^rtending to have been married together
in Pensilvania Virginia or any the Adjacent Governm^ts so as
to tollerate their Cohabiting together as such
Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl Concil.

By the house of Delegates Iuly the 17^th 1699

This house have rec^d the Message this day sent by the
hon^ble Iames Frisby and Maj^r Iohn Hamond and have Con-
sidered the Same and humbly Desire that his Maty's Attorney
Gen^ll may prepare a Bill thereon and p^rsent for the Consider-
acon of this house Signed p Order
Chr. Gregory Cl house Del.

Came Major Ennalls M^r Elisha Hall, D^r Lockerman and M^r
Briscoe who bring a Bill for Killing of Wolves read the first
time and will pass.
A Bill to Impower the purchasers of Subscriptions to the
Freeschools to recover the Same read the first time and will
pass with Amendment
Sent p Esq^r Tasker and Col Hutchins with the Indenture
of Returne of Iames Philips a Delegate for Baltemore County.
The Board Adjourned 'till 2 of the Clock in the afternoon

Post Meridiem

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The Councill Sate, p^rsent as in the Morning
Came M^r Iohn Hall and M^r Walter Campbell And brought
the Bill to Impower purchasers of Subscriptions to the ffree-
schools to receive the Same which was read the second time
& passed.
A Bill for killing of Wolves read the 2^d time and passed