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By the House of Delegates May 2^d 1700

Ordered that the Navall Officers of Puttuxent and Annapolis
pass an Acc^t of their Publick dues arising from Shipps that
go to the Eastern shoare after they have Entred with them,
to the Publick Trea^rer of the Eastern shoare, And for Publick
Dues arrising from Shipps that remayne at the Western
shoare to the Publick Treasurer of the Westerne Shoare,
that each Treasurer may have the just pquisites of his Office.
And forasmuch as M^r Sam^l Young A member of this house
lives in or neere the Center of the Western shoare and neer
the Port of Anapolis.
Ordered that he be assigned and appointed Publick Treas-
urer for the Western shore, instead of M^r Robert Mason
(Whose habitation being at one side of the Province makes it
difficult for psons concerned to have recourse to him) if his
Ex^ncy and Councill Consent thereto
Signed p order W Taylard Cl Del

Eodem Die Assented to by his Ma^tys hon^ble Concil
W Bladen Cl Concil

Also By the house of Delegates May 2^d 1700

Ordered that the respective Military Officers be and are
enjoyned to take Care that the Country Arms in their Severall
Countys be forthwith well and Sufficiently fixed and cleansed
And that the charge thereof be borne and defrayed by the

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respective Countys if your Excell^cy and Councill shall think
fitt to concurr herewith.
Signed p order W Taylard Cl Del.

The which was likewise assented to by his Ma^tys honb^le
Councill and sent to the house with the other ordinance con-
cerning M^r Youngs being Public Teasurer of the Western
Shoare by M^r Tench & Colonel Hutchins.
Then read the Petition of John Price of S^t Marys County
Carpenter, Which not being thought propper for the Cogni-
zance of this Board, the Pet^r is referred to the Courts of Law
for his Reliefe.
The Board is adjourned untill nine of the clock to mor.
morning

Friday May the 3^d 1700.
Councill Sate present as yesterday.

Came Major Walter Smith & M^r Elisha Hall who present
M^r William Parker to be sworne a Delegate for Calvert

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