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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March, 1707-November, 1710
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The Lower House. 83


By the Committee for viewing the Prison.
April 2nd 1707

It is reported to the House that in Obedience to the order
of the House we have viewed the said Prison and do find the
same as to the Stone Work to be according to the Agreement
made with Mr William Bladen upon the Journals of the House

L. H. J.

the 19th of July 1699and May 17th 1701, but as to the Tim-
ber work we find the Joists are not of so large a Scantling as
p the said Agreement is required and the Distance between
them is from Eight to twelve Inches when by the Agreement
they ought to be but six. As to the Roof we find it very
defective there being but seven Pair of Rafters in the whole
and no Ceiling in the Roof whereas by the Agreement it ought
to be ceiled with Oak Inch Plank throughout the whole Roof.
We are also of Opinion that to make the said Prison suffi-
cient there be a Joist put in between every one of the Joists
already laid of six or seven Inches square that the Plank be
well and sufficiently nailed to all the Joists and that there be a
Purloyne well fixed under the Ceiling Joists and two good
Rafters from the Purloyns to the End of the Joists on both sides
the House betwixt each Pair of Rafters already placed. And
as many ceiling Joists and two Studs betwixt every Stud
already up to be ceiled all round the Roof and under the ceil-
ing Joists with Inch Oak Plank well nailed.
Signed p Order Richard Dallam Cl. Com.

Which Report being read the House find that Mr William
Bladen the Undertaker has not performed his Agreement with
the Country. Therefore it's resolved he make good what is
deficient as reported
The Message of this Day brought in by Kenelm Chesyldine
and James Sanders Esqr was read and ordered to be entered Viz.

By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly
April 2nd 1707.

This Board having been several Times importuned by divers
Petitions from the County of Saint Mary's to have the Court
House of the said County appointed in the Center thereof the
holding of Courts at Saint Mary's being represented by the
Grand Jury as a great Aggrievance to the major Part of the
Inhabitants there do recommend to the House of Delegates
that a short Act of Assembly be made for appointing the said
Court House to be built at a small Town to be erected at
Briton's Bay being within two miles of the Center of the whole
County and the better to enable the said County to build such

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