74 Assembly Proceedings, May 28-June 8, 1717

L. H. J

English and Indians within this Province only empowered
some Particular persons in some Countys (most whereof are
dead) to make decision of Controversies arising not exceeding
twenty shillings, We think it highly necessary that a Law be
made in the nature of the former but that power be thereby
given to Each respective Justice of the Peace within this
Province to hear and determine all Disputes between the
English and Indians not exceeding twenty shill: with which
We desire your Concurrence and that a Bill may be brought in
Accordingly. Signed p Ord^r
John Beard Cl upp: ho.

Ordered the Comittee of Laws Prepare a Bill accordingly
M^r Stoddert has the leave of the house to Goe home.

The house adjourns till one a Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem.

The house meet according to Adjournment who being
called over Appear as in the Forenoon.
Ordered that the Comittee of Laws prepare a Supple-
mentary Bill to the Act for Limitacon of Officers ffees obliging
the Severall Officers menconed in that Act to write their Ac-
counts in a fair legible hand and the words at full Length.
On reading the Petition of the Generality of the Freehold-
ers of Cecil County for the removing the Court House of the
said County And the Severall Orders of this House relating
thereto together with the Sherriff of Cecill County his return
of the Voices of the generality of the Freeholders of the same
County Leave is given to bring in a Bill as prayed.
Ordered the Comittee of Laws prepare a Bill accordingly.
Col^o Mackall from the Comittee of Laws delivers M^r
Speaker a Bill for quieting differences that may arise between
his Lpp's Subjects of this Province & the Severall Nacons of
Indians of what Places soever which was read the first Time,
and ordered a Second reading to morrow morning.

Col^o Addison from the upper house delivers M^r Speaker the
following Message Viz.

By the upper house of Assembly June the 4^th 1717.

Gent. His Excy having comunicated to this house the
thirteenth Article of his Lpp's Instruccons to him, Viz^t Ar-
ticle 13th. Whereas in the Act made Last Sessions of As-
sembly entituled an Act for the better Security of his Lpp's