154 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1704.

P. R. O.

B. T. Md.
Vol 17.

taken a Contempt to the Authority of this Assembly To w^ch
the concurrence of the Honoble Councill is prayd.
Signed p order W^m Taylard Cl house Del

Edward Lloyd and W^m Coursey Esq^rs enter the house and
delivers the following bills.
Bill prohibitting Importation of bread beer etc.
Bill Causing Grand and pettit Iuro^rs to come to Co^rt.
Bill prohibitting Masters of Shipps & other Vessells from
transporting persons without passes.
Bill declaring how fees for private Acts shalbe proporcond
Bill to encourage inhabitants to Adventure Shipps etc.
Bill Ascertaining the Gage of tobacco hogsheads.
Bill Appointing Court days.
All endorsed thus Sept^r 15 1704.
Read in Councill the first time
W Bladen Cl Coun.

Orderd the Aboue bills be read in the house in the After-
noon
The house proceed to read the following bills.
Bill declaring the devision of severall Countys etc.
Read the 1^st time and do pass.
Bill laying an Imposicon of 9^d p Gallon on rum &c^a
Read the 1^st time and do pass.
Bill laying an Imposicon on severall Comodity's
Read 1^st time and do pass.
Bill for Setlement of An Annuall Revenue upon her Maj^ts
Governour
Read the 2^d time and do pass.
Bill for reliefe of Credittors in England ag^t bankrupts
Read the first time & Comitted for Amendm^t
Bill Confirming to the Gov^r of this province the duty of 3^d
p tonn
Read the 2^d time and do pass.
M^r Sam^ll Young and M^r Iohn Hill orderd to attend the
Councill to see M^r plater proove his Navall officers Accounts.
They returne and say they saw it done.
The peticon of lane Crafts Widdow praying an Allowance
for the foundacon of the Church
Read in the house and debated.
Jts Resolvd it be rejected.
Kenelm Cheseldyne Esq^r enters the house and delivers M^r
Speaker the following bills.
Bill empowring W^m Sweatnam to sell land Endorsd Sept^r
18 1704 Read the 3^d time and do pass for engrossing.
W^m Bladen Cl Councill