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By the House of Delegates
30^th June 1714.

Read again with the Amendments and Ordered to be in-
grossed.
Signed p Order Tho^s Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning 8 O'Clock.
Die Jovis 1^o Julij, 1714

L. H . J.
Lib. 41

Then the House met again according to Adjournm^t Pres-
ent as Yesterday
A Motion being made and the Question put whether the
Act for regulating and ordering the Militia of this Province
for the better Defence thereof shall be revived adding the
Clauses in the last Act for reviving the same made last Ses-
sions to endure for 3 years and the End of the next Sessions
after the 3 years? Resolved in the Affirmative by Majority of
Votes.

Ordered the Committee of Laws prepare and bring in this
Morning a Bill for reviving an Act Entituled an Act for regu-
lating and ordering the Militia of this Province for the better
Defence thereof adding the Clauses in the Act for reviving
the same made last Sessions to endure for 3 years and the
End of the next Sessions of Assembly after the 3 years
A Bill reviving and continuing an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled an Act for the ordering and regulating the
Militia of this Province for the better Security and Defence
thereof and for supplying some Defects therein was read the
first and second Time by especial Order and ordered to be
endorsed thus Viz.

By the House of Delegates
Thursday I^st July 1714

Read the I^st and 2^d Time by especial Order and will pass.
Signed p Order. Tho. Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up by Col^o Mackall, Major Woolford, Major Sprigg,
Cap^t Mariarte, Capt. Ennalls, Capt. Codd, Capt. Docwra and
Capt. Jowles to the H on ble Council.
They return and say they delivered the same.
Capt. Thomas Docwra agreeth to compleat and finish the
House he undertook on the 13^th of Nov. 1713 to build to lodge
the publick Arms in by the first Day of October next the

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