Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 349

this province upon Actions and Suites depending in his Matys
Provinciall Court read the first time & passed
Sent to the house by Thomas Tench Esq^r and Maj^r Iohn
Hammond
A Bill for Tonnage and Ascertaining Nav^ll Officers ffees
being read is not Approved of being repugnant to the Lords
Iustices Instructions, And it is Observed that the Law All-
ready made therefore is Sufficient
Came Maj^r Walter Smith, Maj^r Whittington and M^r Hicks
and Cap^t Philips, with,
A Bill for punishm^t of privateers and pyrates
A Bill for the Constables takeing the List of Taxables
A Bill for Enrollm^t of Conveyances read and sent to the
House by Thomas Tasker & Francis Ienkins Esq^rs
Came M^r Harris with 3 other members of the house with
A Bill to secure Merch^ts and others tobbacco after rec^d read
and will pass the last Clause for the fine left out.
A Bill for recording the Laws and Iournalls
A Bill for Encouragem^t of such persons as will undertake to
build Water Mills
A Bill for secureing parochiall Librarys read and passed
and sent to the house by Iames Frisby & Rob^t Smith Esq^rs
The Board Adjourned 'till 8 of the Clock to Morrow
Morning

Fryday Iuly the 21^th 1699

Original
Journal.

The Councill Sate present as Yesterday with the Addition
of Col Henry Iowles
Came Col Thompson and five other Members from the
house with.
A Bill for Limitting Officers ffees.
A Bill for Administration of Iustice in probat of Wills &c.
A Bill for punishing privateers read and being Amended is
passed
The said Bills and an Indenture of Return of a Delegate for
S^t Marys County Sent to the house by Thomas Tench &
Iames Frisby Esq^rs with Esq^r Laurences petition.
Came Col Iohn Thompson, M^r Hicks and four more of the
houses members with the following Bills Engrossed Viz^t
A Bill prohibiting the Inhabitants of this province from
Carrying Liquors to the Indian Towns & Cabins.
A Bill for secureing the frontiers
A Bill for takeing Speciall Bayle in the Sev^rall Countys.
A Bill for Sumoning Grand and pettit Iuro^rs
A Bill for recording the Laws and Iournalls

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