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

Original
Journal.

The house adjourned till Two of Clock.

Eod Die the house mett & were Called over.
Resolved that Cap^t Rich^d Hill M^r Ioⁿ Worthington M^r Iames
Saunders M^r Walter Smith and M^r W^m Hutchinsson be ap-
poynted a Comittee to Consider of the building of a Church
A Bill for secureing M^rchts & others Tob^s after reed read the
third Time
A Bill for secureing the Parochiall Librarys read the third
Time
A Bill for Regulateing Ord^rys &c Read the third Time
A Bill ag^t Blasphemy ffornication & adultery &c read the
third Time
A Bill for Recovering the arears due from the Publick
officers read the 3^d Time
A Bill for paym^t of fees Due from Crimminall psons read
the third Time
A Bill for Preventing vexatious & vnnecessary suits at Law
read the third Time
Ord^rd that Maj^r Walter Smith M^r Tho: Greenfeild M^r Iohn
Whittington M^r Sam^ll Collins carry the said Bills to his Ex^cy
& Councill
The Message by the Honble Rob^t Smith & Tho Tasker
Esq^rs Enter the house and Bring Back the Bills sent by Coll
Ennalls and others.
A Bill for Leavying the fines on Maj^r Dorsey & others read
the second Time
A Bill for Serv^ts & Slaves read the Second Time.

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Put to the Vote if the Clause for prohibitting the Cutting
off the nose or Ears of negroes shall be left out or not &
Carryed in the affirmative.
Ord^rd that Maj^r Iohn Lowe M^r Iohn Hall M^r Iacob Loocker-
man and Maj^r Thomas Smith Carry the said Bills to his Ex^cy
& Councill

By the house of Dellegates Iuly 21^st 1699

It falling under the Consideration of this house the Carrying
on the building of a Church w^thin this Port and Towne
Humbly prays the advice of yo^r Ex^cy and his Maj^tys Honble
Councill in whose hands the fund raised for the building the
Church was Lodged
Ord^rd that Maj^r W^m Whittington & M^r Philip Briscoe Carry
the sd Message to his Ex^cy and Councill who returne & say
they have deliverd their Message