The Lower House. 181

Carried by the Majority of votes that the Consideracon
thereof be referred to a Com^r to compute the charge and con-
veniency and ill conveniency thereof and,
Ordered that M^r W^m Harris M^r Phil^o Loyd, M^r Geo. Mus-
champ and Coll Tho^s Ennalls be added to the Comittee of
Laws and being joined into one Comittee they are to enquire
into the charge of Itinerant Justices and compute whether
such Judges will be more charge to the Countrey then the
present constitucon and likewise the advantage and disadvan-
tage that may accrue to the province thereby, and to make re-
port thereof to the house.
M^r John Salter, M^r Sam^ll Young and Cap^t John Dorsey ap-
pointed a Com^ee to enquire into the repaires of the house
bought of Maj^r Edw^d Dorsey for a Store house to Lodge the
publick armes and Likewise to make reporte of the estimate
of such repaires and are empowered to treate and agree with
any pson that will undertake the repaires of the said house.
They are sent out and Ordered to make Speedy report there-
of to this house
The house adj^s till 2 a clock in the afternoon.

Post Merediem. The house mett againe psent as in the
morning.
The report of the Com^ee concerning paym^t of Leavys in
money &c: was ordered to be sent up to the Comittee of
Laws to prepare a bill.
The peticon of King and Queens pish and W^m and Marys
pish for dividing the pishs, againe read, and this house have
referred the consideracon of dividing the pishes to the next
Session of Assembly that this house may have more Light in
the matter.
And ordered that Message be sent to his Ex^cy to Interpose
his authority that M^r White menconed in the petition may be
paid the 40 p poll to some equivolent satisfaction for the time
of his Service in the Upper parte of King and Queens pish
in Charles County and that his Ex^cy would be pleased to
compell the Vestery of the said pish to render an acc^t of the
40 p poll to his Ex^cy or to some pson as his Ex^cy shall please
to Substitute for that purpose, which message is as follows,
viz^t

By the house of Delegates May 14^th 1701.

The Consideracon of the peticon of the King and Queens
pish and Wm and Mary pish for dividing the parrish Lyes
before this house and being read and considered this house
have further referred the Consideracon of Dividing the par-
rishes till next Sessions of Assembly that this house may have

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