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to by the House of Delegates and Ordered to be thus indorsed
Viz.

May the 24th 1715

Read and assented to by the House of Delegates and
Signed p Order Thos Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

The same is sent up to the Honble Council by Mr Warfield
and Capt. Dallahide
They return and say they delivered the same
Col^o Mackall from the Committee of Laws delivers Mr
Speaker a Bill to supply an Omission in the Writing the last
Will and Testament of Raphael Haywood late of Saint Mary's
County Gent, deceased and settling an Estate of Inheritance
in fee simple on Robert Scott Clerk and Charles Neale
Planter the Executors and Devisees in the said Will named :
Which was read the first and second Time in the House of
Delegates by especial Order & will pass and so indorsed.
The same is sent up to the Honble Council by Mr Green-
field and Mr Hudson.
They return and say they delivered the Bill
Col^o Thomas Addison from the Honble Council delivers
Mr Speaker the two following Bills Viz.

p. 555

A Bill for ordering and regulating the Militia thus indorsed
Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
May the 23d 1715.

Read the first and second Time by especial Order and will
pass with the following Amendments Viz.
" That there be a reasonable Fine imposed on such Persons
who shall refuse to accept Commissions from the Governor
of this Province or Commander in Chief for the Time being,
and that any Commission Officer that shall refuse or neglect
to appear at any Muster or Training unless his lawfull Excuse
be admitted by the Field Officers shall be fined five hundred
Pounds Tobacco and that an Account of all Fines imposed by
this Law be Yearly transmitted to the Governor and Council
for their Inspection on Penalty of five hundred Pounds
Tobacco on the Major of the County and that all the Fines in
this Law be applied to the Use of the Militia of the County"
Signed p order W Bladen Cl. Council.

The said Bill is referred to be considered of till the After-
noon.