Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 361

Col John Thompson and M^r Michael Miller bring a Bill for
the paym^t of the public Leavy which is read and will pass and
sent to the house by the hon^ble Col Iohn Courts and Thomas
Brooke Esq^r
Advised that this Assembly be prorogued from 3
months to 3 months and that att p^rsent they be prorogued
to the last Tuesday in October next
The Board Assent to the Ordinance ab^t M^r Blakiston and
M^r Finley
Came Col Thompson and Cap^t Hoskins with the Engrossed
Bill for payment of the publick Leavy Assented to by the
house, the which is Assented to by the Board and sent to the
house by Thomas Tench Esq^r and Col Charles Hutchins
M^r Attorney Gen^ll is sent down to the house and Com-
manded to Acquaint M^r Speaker and the house that his Ex^cy
now Intends to finish this Sessions, who returns & says
he has delivered his Message
M^r Michael Miller and five Members more Come up from
the house who say they are ready to Attend his Ex^cy when
Comanded and have nothing further to offer
Whereupon his Ex^cy Commands M^r Attorney Generall to
Acquaint the house that he is ready to receive them and wills
them to Come and p^rsent what Bills they have Agreed to be
Laws
Came M^r Speaker and the house and p^rsented to his
Ex^cy the following Bills Viz^t
An Act Impowering Benj^a Willms Adm^r de bonis non
Administratis of Ioseph Williams late of Baltemore county
Dec^d to sell a Certeine tract of Land in Ccecill County on
Sasafras River late the Land of the s^d Ioseph Williams Called
by the name of Tibauld and Conteining ab^t 300 Acres for the
paym^t of Debts pursuant to the Will of the said Ioseph.

Original
Journal.
p. 97

An Act for Transferring and setting over unto Maj^r Willm
Whittington the Debts due from the officers in Somersett
County.
An Act prohibiting Trade with the Indians for any flesh
dead or alive Except Deer & Wild fowle
An Act for the better Administration of Iustice in the
County Courts of this province
An Act Ascerteining what Damage shall be upon protested
Bills of Exchange.
An Act regulateing the Extortions of Sherriffs and Dep'^y
Comiss^ry
An Act for Amerciam^ts in the provinciall and County Courts.
An Act for stay of Executions after the 10^th of Aprill Yearly
An Act Impowering the Vestrymen to Assess their parish-
ioners for the finishing and repairing of Churches.

p. 98