554 Assembly Proceedings) July 17-Aug. 10, 1716.

L. H. J.

to the publick 52ll 13' 6d and 29580ll Tob^o allowed him dure-
ing his presidency for the Sallary and Itinerant charges of a
Councillor, It is ordered the same be referred to the Comittee
of laws who are on Sight of all the papers thereunto relateing
to Compose a Suitable message on the whole to the Upper
house
The Endorsment on the bill for Repairing the Records of
the Secretary Comry and land offices from the Upper house of
Yesterday being Considered the following Endorsment was
ordered to be made (Viz)

By the Lower house of Assembly
2d of Aug. 1716.
May it please yr honrs

Your Endorsment on this bill has been Considered and
wee are of opinion that particular Roomes for keeping the
records belonging to the several offices specified in this Bill
are already fitted up and assigned and therefore think that
there is no occasion of any further provision in that particular,
and as to a Clause to be added restraining any person but the
several Clerks to make searches, wee think that the law pro-
posed obligeing the officers to make the records good will
prevent any Inconveniency that way, wee Cannot think that

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makeing fair new Alphabets to any record Books that are not
worn or deficient or adding Labells with their marks numbers
& years will be any way for the publick good, wee believe
such things may be usefull to and for the use of the Several
officers and as they take the fees, Its Just and reasonable they
should at their Expence gett those things done, and as to the
sume you propose the Secretary ought to be bound in wee
cannot think it reasonable to agree thereto Considering the
great trust reposed in him and that on his faithful discharge
of the condition proposed the Safety of the generality of the
Estates of this province depends he haveing the keeping of
as well the Provincial and Chancery Entryes and records as
of the land Records wherefore it is hoped that the lessening
that sume will not further be insisted on when wee are willing
a County Clerk shall be bound with Suretys in 200ll sterl who
has not the twentieth part of the trust reposed in him that is
reposed in the Secretary.
Signed p order Tho: Macnemara Ch Lo: ho:

Sent up by Col Hoskins, Cap^t Dent, and Cap^t Dallahyde
they return and say they delivered the Bill.
Col Coursey from the Upper house delivers Mr Speaker
the following Message (Vizt)