550 Assembly Proceedings, July 17-Aug. 10, 1716.

L. H. J.

Sent to the Upper house by Mr Hill and Mr Charles Wright
Col Saml Young delivers Mr Speaker, the Bill for repairing
the damages already Sustained in the Records of the Land
Secretarys Comissarys and County Court offices and for the
security of the same records for the future thus Endorsed
(Viz)

By the Upper house of Assembly
Augt 1st 1716.

This Bill being read in this house will pass with the follow-

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ing amendments (Viz) that Particular rooms be assigned and
fitted up for keeping the Records in and a Clause added that
no person shall make any Searches in the Records, but the
respective Clerks of the severall offices, and that fair new
alphabets be made to all the Record Books, and fair labels
affixed to the books with their marks numbers and years and
further that the Secretarys Security be but 1000£ and the
County Clerks Securitys to be two in stead of one hundred
pounds Ster.
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Upr ho :

Col Addison from the Upper house delivers Mr Speaker
A Bill for transferring the fines &c: to the Lord Propry thus
Endorsed (viz.)

Aug 1st 1716

Read the first time and will pass.
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Up^r ho:

And likewise delivers Mr Speaker A Bill for relief of
Susannah Johnson and Confirming 3 small tracts of land in
Annarundel County on her & her heirs thus Endorsed (viz)

By the Upper house of Assembly
Augt 1st 1716.

Read the first time and will pass.
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Upr ho :

The house took into Consideration the Endorsmt made on
the bill for security of the peace and Safety of his Lordships
Governm^t & the Protestant interest within this Province and
ordered the following Message to be prepared.