Assembly Proceedings, Sept. — Oct. 1663. 475

The Act for Erecting Pillory Stocks & Ducking Stool read
the second time & Voted to pass
Ordered to be read the third time Voted to pass the Upper
House

Then was read the second time the Act prohibiting the Expor-
tation of Hydes out of the Province. Which was rejected

Ordered that the Act Concerning the killing wild Cattle
made at S^t Johns 17^th April 1661 by Philip Calvert Esq^r then
Governour be repealed

Then was read an Act Enjoining Sherriffs to take Bail the
first time, ordered that the Lower House be desired to strike
out these Words (to perform the award of the Courts) & in-
stead thereof to insert these words (to appear at the Court at
the day of the Return of the Writt when the Cause shall be
Called & abide Judgment

Then was read an Act prohibitting trading & Gaming with
Serv^ts the first time

The House Adjourned till two of the Clock

The House met again

Then was read an Act the first time for the repeale of a
Clause in an Act made the 23^d day of October 1640 by
Leonard Calvert Esq^r Lieuten^t General of this Province Enti-
tuled an Act for Servants Clothes being read three times
ordered to be passed
Then was read an Act for providing an Iron in each County
for burning Malefactors, being read thrice Voted to pass

And the House Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Nine of
the Clock

U. H.

Journal
1659-99
p. 51

September the 26^th 1663 Present as before

Then was read an Act for levying the Surveyour Generall's
fees by way of Execution voted to pass.

The House took into Consideration the Act for the quietting
possessions &c. and find it Endorsed viz.
The Lower House desire this Act may pass as it is with a
proviso in the latter End without any other Alteration
Then the said proviso which was also owned by the Speaker

at a Conference of both houses, & It appearing thereby that
the Lower House would not consent to give time to any after
Claims This House judged it too injurious to Orphans &
Persons absent & therefore laid the said Act aside

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