Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22,1699. 427

Ord^rd that the Report of the Comittee Concerning the
Indian affaires be sent to the Comittee of Laws to prepare a
Bill thereon
Ord'd that Coll Ioⁿ Thompson & M^r George Ashman Carry
the Bill for restraining the Extortion of Sherifs Depty Sherifs
and Depty Comisarys the Bill for appeales and regulateing
Writts of Erro^r the Bill Impowering the Vestrymen to Assess
their parishioners being twice read here to his Ex^cy and Coun-
cill who returne & say th^t they have delivered their Message
A Bill for Enabling the purchasers of the Subscriptions to
the ffreeschoole to recover the same Read the first Time.

Original
Journal.

Read M^rs Hannah Clarks Petition referrd till Monday morn-
ing to a full house

By the house of Delegates Iuly 15^th 1699:

The Message yesterday sent by the honble Tho: Tench
Esq^r and Coll. Iohn Addisson in relation to Coll Ninian Beale
has been here read and Considered & in respect of the Good
Services that the said Coll Beale has done for this Province &
his willingness now in his Old age to Continue in the Service
of this Country have resolved that M^r W^m Hutchinsson buy
and Diliver unto the said Coll Ninian Beale three Negroes &
that the said Three Negroes shall be invested in the said
Beale Dureing his naturall life and after dureing the natural
use of the wife of the said Ninian Beale & after to such Child
or Children as he shall by his Last Will & Testament dispose
of them too and that M^r W^m Hutchinsson have Power to
Drawe upon the Treasurer of the Western Shore for the Sum
of Seventy five pounds for the payment of the same & that
the said Negroes for any Iudgm^t or Debts whatsoever due
from or recoverd ag^t the said Ninian Beale shall not be taken
in Execution for the satisfaction of any such Iudgm^t or Debt.
Signed p Ord^r
Chr Gregory Clk house Dell.

Ord^rd that M^r Iames Saunders and M^r Iacob Loockerman
Carry the said Message who returne and say they have
Diliverd the Same.
A Bill Impowering the Commissioners of the Severall
Countys to defray the Charge of the said Countys read the
first Time
A Bill for stay of Executions after April Courts read the first
Time
A Bill for the Speedy Conveyance of Publick L^rs read the
first time

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