The Lower House. 197

Lt Col^o Richard Tilghman from the Honble Council
acquaints Mr Speaker that the Honble Council had agreed
and assented to the three ingrossed Bills following on the
27th May 1715

An ingrossed Bill for the ordering and regulating the
Militia of this Province and for the better Defence and Secur-
ity thereof.

An ingrossed Bill appointing certain Days in which the
several & respective County Courts within this Province are
to be held.
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.
Col^o Thomas Addison from the Honble Council delivers
Mr Speaker a Bill ascertaining the Height of Fences to pre-
vent the Evil occasioned by the Multitude of Horses and
restraining Horse Rangers within this Province and to redress
the great Evil accruing to this Province by the Multitude of
useless Horses Mares and Colts that run in the Woods
thus indorsed Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
May the 27th 1715

Read again and the Amendments by the House agreed to,
save that all stoned Horses running in the Woods above
Eighteen Months old shall be shot and destroyed lest there
should be too great Encouragement by the Clause proposed,
given to Horse Stealers
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

Read again in the House of Delegates after the Amendmts
made & past for ingrossing.
Col^o Thomas Greenfield from the Honble Council delivers
Mr Speaker a Bill against Embezzlement of Wills & Records
within this Province thus indorsed Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
27th May 1715

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

Eodem Die.
Read again in the House of Delegates & past for ingrossing.

L. H. J.