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

U. H. J.

By his Excellency the Governour & Council in Assembly
May the 25th 1715

On reflection upon your message by Major Ward and three
Other of your members on the 19th Inst' relating to the Fines
on Ordinary Licences wherein you seem to insist that the
Right to those Fines is in the Country, His Excellency
acquaints you he is obliged to assert his Majesty's Right
thereto, as It is in all other his Governments in America And
therefore desires to know by what Right you claim them that
He may advise thereupon
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Coun.

Sent by Col Coursey
L^t Col Herman & three more brought up the following

Engrossed Bills Viz.

A Bill for quieting Possessions Enrolling Conveyances &
Securing the Estates of Purchasers
A Bill directing the manner of Electing & Summoning
Delegates
A Bill for the appointment of Constables & what relates to
their office & ascertaining what persons are taxable. A Bill
prohibiting all Masters of Ships or Vessels or any other per-

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sons from transporting or conveying away any person or
persons out of this Province without passes
And a Bill relating to the Standard of English Weights
and measures which said Engrossed Bills were all of them
Subscribed
Read & assented to by the House of Delegates and being
again read at this Board were assented to by his Majesty's
honble Council And being again Subscribed the honble L^t
Col Young was sent to acquaint the Delegates thereof
A Bill for vesting in the Rectors Governours & Visitors of
Free schools & their Succcasours for ever a certain Lott of
Land in the City of Annapolis & an House thereon Erected
commondly called the Kentish House and impowering the sd
Rectors & Visitors more easily to transact the Business of the
said Free schools Was Read by especial order at the Board
the second time And being so Endorsed was Sent to the
Delegates by L^t Col Tilghman
The Board adjourned for two Hours

Post Meridiem

The Honble his Majesty's Council Sate Present as in the
morning with the Addition of Col Holland