60 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 8, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698.

Original
Journal,

p. 90

said Committee is directed. Also Resolved if the Severall
Sumes of Money Allowed to the Severall persons this p^rsent
Sessions vpon the Journall of the Comittee of Accompts, be
paid the Severall psons, By M^r Rob^tt Mason publick Treasurer
of the Westerne Shore, Except w^tt is allowed, M^r William
Taylard w^ch is to be paid him by the public Treasurer of the
Easterne Shoare.
In Answer to a Message of the hon^ble Board the house do
say that It nev^r was Usuall to have any of the hon^ble Councill
appointed for apportioning the Levy, the last assembly Yett
the house agree that two of them be aded as was last Sessions

Signed p ord^r
W Bladen Cl. Dom. Del.

By the house of Deligates aprill the first 1698.

May itt please y^r Ex^cy
Our Severall Corhittees being adjourned to the house and
nothing remaining before us, we humbly hope for and
Earnestly Expect yo^r Ex^cyes Comands to attend you in Ord^r
to put an End to this Sessions.
Signed p ord^r
W Bladen Cl Dom Del

The first part of the Message about money is assented to
but the second part is deferred till further Answer from the
house.
Proposed by the hon^ble S^r Tho^s Laurence bar^t that the house
would returne their openion whether or no all publick Com-
missions produced in this Govern^t ought to be recorded in his
office
Brought from the house of Delegates by M^r Benjamin
[Hall] and 8 more of the Memb^rs as followeth.
In answer to Several Remarques sent to this house by his
Ex^cy the gov^r & Councill
And first as to the Remarques on the Revive

p. 91

In this Instant Country We hold it best ppetuall Lawes
because We have not had Sufficient Experience Whether they
may be or not to our advantage, besides if this Country Im-
prove it will be necessary to let some of them Expire
If yo^r Ex^cy does not think fitt to pass the Revivall bill as
proposed this house cannot Conscent to the alteration thereof
His Maj^ties hon^ble Councills Itenerant Charges have alwayes
been allowed them and if they are not now It is an Omission
As for manus allowance being Struck out of the Journall of
the Comittee of Acc^ts It was because the Informer ag^t the