54 Assembly Proceedings, April 26— May 9, 1700.

P. R. O.

Ordinances for cleaning the County Arms

By the house of Dellegates
May 2^d 1700

Orderd that the respective Millitary Officers be and are
enjoyned to take care that the Countrey's Arms in their Sevll
Countys be forthwith well and sufficiently fixed and cleansed
and that the charge thereof be borne and defrayed by the
respective Countys if yo^r Ex^cy and Councill shall thinke fitt
to concurr herewith
Signed p Order W. Taylard Clerk
house of Dellegates

Orderd that M^r Jacob Lockerman and Maj^r Walter Smith
carry the said Ordinances to his Ex^cy and Councill
They return and say they have delivered the same
Proposed by a member of this house that the Proposalls
for advancement of money may be printed
Resolved that the same be printed, and that about forty
Coppys be delivered the house
M^r Tench and Coll^l Hutchins enters the house and delivers
to M^r Speaker the ordinances last sent which were endorsed
viz^t
The ordnance for the Publick Armes endorsed

Eod Die Assented to by his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Councill
in Assembly
W. Bladen Clk Councill

The other relateing to the Treas^r and Navall Officers and
for appointment of M^r Sam^ll Young to be Navall Officer for
the Westerne Shore Endorsed
Assented to by his Ex^cy the Gov^r & Councill in Assembly

fo. 26

W. Bladen Clk Councill
The house adjournes till tomorrow morning nine o Clock

Dies Veneris 3^rd May 1700

The house mett and were p^rsent as before and were called
over
Read over what was done yesterday
Read the Petition of some inhabitants of the County of
Talbott for divideing the said County