Fryday Sep^r 29th. 1704.
Council Sate Present as before

Came M^r Hodson and M^r Taylor brought up the following
Bills Viz.

A Bill for payment of Criminal ffees

A Bill for encouragement of such as will undertake to build
Water mills

A Bill for the Imposition of three pence p Hhd on Tobacco
to the Country &c.

A Bill for securing the Parochial Librarys

A Bill for punishing the offences of Adultery and Fornication

A Bill for providing what shall be good evidence to prove
fforeign Debts.

A Bill relating to Servants and Slaves which were assented
to by the Council and sent to the House by Col Hammond

M^r Young and M^r Hill bring from the House their answer
to the Lord Baltemores objections against the Land Law thus
Endorsed

By the House of Delegates

September 29^th 1704.

The within reasons are offered by this House to the Lord
Baltimore's objections to the Land Law and tho we are of
opinion that the Land law ought to be revised so as to answer
the reasonable part of his Lordships objections yet because of
other great matters under present Consideration Time will
not permitt so careful Examination as the same ought to be
done with therefore we pray your Honours to Joyne with us
in a small bill to Continue the same Law in force till next Ses-
sions of Assembly when by God's Grace it may be revised as
it ought to be and this we pray to the end that the Province
in the meantime may not loose the Benefitt of the most useful
and necessary part of the said Law

Signed p order W Taylard Cl ho Del.