84 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 9, 1700.

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Resolved that M^r Bladen according to his proposall have
liberty to printe the body of the Law of this province if so his
Ex^cy shall seem meet And it is likewise unanimously resolved
by this house that upon M^r Bladens delivery of one Printed
body of the said Laws to each respective County Court
within this province for this encouragement Shall have allowd
him Two Thousand pounds of tob^o in each respective County
as aforesaid
And as to the other Proposall relateing to building a
prison
This house have resolved and doe authorize and empower
M^r James Saunders M^r Sam^ll Young and Cap^t Jno Worthington
to treate contract and agree with any undertakers that will
undertake building the Prison according to demencons sett
downe in the Journall of the last Sessions of Assembly for
which this house doe agree to sattisfy the undertakers out of
the Publick Stock any Sume agreed for not exceeding Two
hundred pounds Sterling
The Hono^ble Robt Smith And Francis Jenkins Esq^re enter
the house and bring with them the Order relateing to Doctor
Brays sendeing the Act for Religion and address for England
(thus endorsed) Assented to
by his Ex^cy and Councill
W Bladen Clk Councill

And likewise delivered M^r Speaker the following message

By the Councill May 9^th 1700

Proposed that the house take care to appointe some Certaine
psons to draw Orders for the money to be pd the Rangers
who are in present want
Signed pr Order W Bladen Clk Councill

Thereupon resolved by the house that Coll^o John Hammond
M^r James Saunders and M^r Sam^ll Young be and are hereby
appointed to Sattisfy and pay out of the Publick Stock all such
sums of money that is this p^rsent Sessions allotted to be paid
to and upon Acco' of the rangers and that they have and this
house doe give them full power to draw and Sign Orders on
M^r Rob^t Mason late publick Treas^r of the Westerne Shoare

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for payment thereof
Proposed by a Member of this house whether it be not
reasonable that a Committee be appointed of some Member
of this house to Joyne with some gent of the hono^ble Councill
(at the fall) to assess and apportion the Publick Leavy