Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 421

Die Veneris Iuly 14^th 1699

The house mett againe and were Called over
Read over what was done Yesterday
A bill for the reformation of Ieofailes read the first time
A Bill for Restraining the frequent assembling of negroes
read the first time
A Bill for Quietting the Defferences ariseing between the
English & Indians read and wholy rejected
A Bill for Appeales & Regulateing Writts of Erro^rs read the
first Time
A Bill for Impowering the vestry men &c to Assess their Par-
ishioners &c Read the first Time and Ord^rd th^t all the afsd
Bills be read againe to Morrow Morning.
Iohn Greenes Petition Read and Rejected

Original
Journal.

Moved by member of this house whither the forty p pole
ariseing by act of Assembly for the maintenance of the Min-
istry ought to be Levyed in those Parishes where Churches
are allready built and noe Incumbent on the Benefices
Referrd till to Morrow Morning.
Memorandum that on thursday Iuly 13^th about four or five
of the Clock in the afternoone a violent fflash of Lightning
broke into the State house at Annapolis the house of Dele-
gates being there sitting w^ch Instantly Killed M^r Iames Crau-
ford one of the members for Calvert County & hurt &
wounded Severall other members and Shattered & broke
most part of the Dores and window Cases belonging to the
said house & sett the said State house on fier in one of the
vpper Chambers & Severall other Damages but the fire was
presently Quenched by the Dillegence & Industry of his
Ex^cy Nathaniell Blackistone his Maj^tyes Gov^r
Resolved that the Amerciam^ts in the Sev^rall & Respective
County Courts in this Province be applyed to the Defraying
of the County Charge & that a Bill be prepared therefore
Resolved that the Act of Assembly for 3^d p hh^d to the Use
of his Maj^tyes P^rsent Gov^r be revived & that a Clause be in-
certed that it shall be at the Election of the payer Either to
pay the same Either in the Currant Money of this Province or
Bills of Exchange
The Comittee for Considering the Indians affaires Enter
the house and make report as follows
By the Comitte appointed to Conferr w^th some of his Maj^tyes
Honble Councill of the affaires relateing to the Indians Iuly
13^th 1699.
The Comittee being mett againe & haveing taken the said
affaires into their serious Considerations It is the opinion of
this Comittee that it is necessary that seven men more be

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