404 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 25-Nov. 10, 1709.

U. H. J.

Fryday the nth Novem^r 1709
The Council Sate Present as yesterday

Col Smithson and five other Members bring up the Bill for
reviving the Act for regulating the Militia with the Amend-
ments agreed to by the House which was again read and by
this Board agreed to pass with the amendments proposed &
sent to the House by Col Greenberry and Col Whittington

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M^r Hemsley and three other members bring up the Laws
to be sealed
The Journal of the Committee of Accounts read & assented
to by the Board and sent to the House by Col Ennalls
Cap^t Crabb and Cap^t Jowles bring up the Engrossed Bill
for reviving the Act for regulating the militia which was
assented to by this Board and sent to the House by Col
Ennalls
Resolved and Ordered by this Board that the publick Treas-
urers of this Province pay unto the Members of her Majesty's
honble Council House of Delegates and officers belonging to
the Gen^l Assembly & others to whom publick Allowances are
made on the Journal of the Committee of Accounts this Ses-
sions so much mony as the said Treasurers have in their
Hands proportionable to the said Counsellours Delegates &
other Persons allowance in the s^d Journal of Accompts
And the rest as fast as the mony comes to the said Treasurers
Hands
The same resolve sent to the House of Delegates by M^r Hall
& Col Whittington
M^r Jowles & M^r Mariartee Acquaint the honble President
from the House that they have nothing lying before them
Ordered therefore that Col Holland & Col Coursey acquaint
M^r Speaker & the House of Delegates that this Board is ready
to receive them. Who return & say they have delivered their
message
Then came M^r Speaker with the members of the House of
Deleg to attend the Honble her Majesty's Council in the
Council Room, And M^r Speaker presented the following
Bills Viz.

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A Bill appointing how long Suspected Runaways shall lie
in Prison and for the discharge of Indian Harry late a Prisoner
in Somersett County
A Bill Suspending the Execution of an Act of Assembly
Entituled an Act for the Relief of poor Debtors and languishing

Prisoners.
A Bill reviving and Continuing an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled an Act for the ordering and regulating of