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On reading the Bill again & considering that all the Dis-
senters from the Church of England are by this Act to publish
their Bands according to the Rubrick of the Church of Eng-
land We think It just & highly necessary that a Proviso be
added to this Act That nothing therein contained shall extend
to debar any Dissenters or other Persons not being of the
Communion of the Church of England they being White Per-
sons from publishing contracting & solemnizing Matrimony
among themselves as they usually do, any thing in this Act
to the Contrary notwithstanding And pray your Honour's
Concurrence
Which being read at the Board proposed that the Act now
in force for publication of all Marriages be only Revised and
not Re Enacted, And the Bill being so Endorsed was sent to
the Delegates by Col Greenfield
Col Maxwell & Mr Hudson brought up the Bill for appoint-
ing Court Days Read in their House with the Amendments pro-
posed by this Board & by them agreed thereto. Whereupon
the sd Bill was read the second Time & the Concurrence oi
this Board Endorsed thereto; And sent to the Delegates by
the honble Col Young.
A Bill for vesting in the Rectors Governours & Visitors of
the Free Schools & their Successours for ever a certain Lott
of Land in the City of Annapolis and an House thereon
Erected commonly called the Kentish House, And impower-
ing the Rectors & Visitors more easily to transact the Busi-
ness of the said Free schools was read the first Time
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