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Lt Col^o Young from the Honble Council delivers Mr
Speaker a Bill relating to Criminals and ascertaining their
Punishment in the County Courts when prosecuted there thus
indorsed Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
May the 23d 1715.

Read the first and second Time by especial Order and will
pass.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council.

L. H. J.

And also a Bill for securing Merchants and others Tobacco
after they have received it, and declaring the altering the
Mark or Quality thereof to be Felony and against false
packing thus indorsed Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
May the 24th 1715.

Read the first and second Times and will pass with the
Amendments Viz. omitting the Words "or paying away or
receiving."
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council.

Eodem Die.

Which Bills were read again in the House of Delegates
and past for ingrossing.

L^t Col^o Richard Tilghman from the Honble Council delivers
Mr Speaker a Bill relating to Servants and Slaves thus
indorsed Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
May the 24th 1715.

This Board do agree to the Amendments proposed by the
House.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

Eodem Die.

Read again in the House of Delegates and ordered the
said Amendments be made and that the same be read again
to Morrow

Also a Bill for the ordering and regulating the Militia of
this Province thus indorsed Viz.

On reading this Bill with the Amendments agreed to by the
Delegates this Board do concur therewith. But his Excellency

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