196 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

L. H. J.

Security thereof brought down from the Committee of Laws
by Capt. Harris was read and assented to by the House of
Delegates and ordered to be thus indorsed Viz.

May the 27th 1715.

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

The said two Bills are sent up to the Honble Council by
Capt. Colegate & Mr Turbutt
They return and say they delivered the Bills.
An ingrossed Bill to declare how the forty Pounds of
Tobacco p Poll in such Parishes where there is no Incumbent
shall be disposed of; was read and assented to by the House
of Delegates and ordered to be thus indorsed Viz.

May the 27th 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 Harrison
& Mr Purnell
They return and say they delivered the Bill.

p. 570

Col^o Edward Lloyd from the Honble Council delivers Mr
Speaker a Bill for the better Administration of Justice in
Testamentary Affairs, granting Administrations, recovering
of Legacies, securing Filial Portions, and Distribution of
Intestates Estates thus indorsed Viz.

May the 27th 1715

Read the first and second Time and will pass with the
Clause relating to Free Schools added to Folio 4 omitted the
old Clause for Guardians paying Quit Rents inserted for cul-
tivated Lands and the Clause proposed relating to Protestant
Children in the Hands of their Mothers of the Popish Com-
munion likewise added and the last Clause relating to the
Commissary Generals citing Exrs & Administrators only at
the Instance of Parties omitted being repugnant to the
Body of the Law and may be prejudicial to the Estates of
Orphans
Signed p Order. W Bladen Cl Council.

Eodem Die.

Read again in the House of Delegates after the Amend-
ments made and past for ingrossing