Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 425

Put to the Vote if the Act for stay of Executions after Aprill
Courts shall be Cont^d or not
Caryed in the affirmatiue & Resolved to be Continued
Resolved that the Act Imposeing a duty of Tenn p Cent on
all Europian Comodityes Expire
Resolved that the Act of Assembly Made in May 1692
Impowering the Com^rs of the County Courts to Lay the County
Leauy be Revived
The Honble Tho: Tasker & ffrancis Ienkins Esq^rs Enter the
house & P^rsent the following Mesage

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Covncill in assembly
Iuly 14^th 1699.

This Board takeing into Consideration the Dreadfull acci-
dent that happened yesterday to the State house & the Great
Danger of Burning therefore Doe reecommend to the house
that four or fiue small water Engines & Twenty Leather
Bucketts be sent for by the P^rsent Shipping w^ch may be hung
vp in the Court house & ready upon any such vnhappy Occas-
sion which God Prevent.
Signed p Ord^r
W Bladen Clk Councill.

This house Concurrs therewith
Chr Gregory Clk house Dell.

The house Adjournes till Two of Clock

Eodem Die the house Mett againe and were Called over
A Bill for Reformation of Ieofailes read the second time
& Comitted for Amendment
The house adjournes for halfe an houre

Eod Die the house Mett againe & were Called over
Read M^r Lynes Petition praying to have his former Petition
returned to him and Granted that they be returned
A Bill for Restraining the Extortions of Sherifs Depty
Sherifs & Depty Commissarys read the secon Time
A Bill Impowering the Vestrymen &c to assess the Parish-
ioners read the second Time
A Bill restraining the frequent assembly of negroes read
the second time but did not pass
A Bill for appeales & Regulateing Writts of Erro^r Read the
Second Time

Original
Journal.

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