590 Assembly Proceedings, July 17- Aus. 10, 1716.

L. H.J.

The house being Called over mett present as in the morn-
ing Mr Bordley from the Comittee of Laws delivers Mr
Speaker An Act to Confirm his Lordships Acceptance of the
18d p hhd formerly raised which was read the first and second
times by Especial order and will pass and so Endorsed.
Sent To the Upper house by Cap^t Mariartee, Mr Tyler, Cap^t
Jowles and Mr Hanson they return and say they delivered it.
Col Coursey L^t Col Young, Col Addison, and Col Tilghman
from the Upper house, deliver Mr Speaker the following Mes-
sage (Viz)

By the Upper house of Assembly
Augt 8th 1716

Whereas there is now a Considerable sume of money in the
Receivers hands appropriated for purchassing Arms and amu-
nition for the better Security and defence of this Province and
for that it is highly necessary the said Arms and amunition
should be well preserved in good order & Condition fitt for
the Service of this Province on any Emergent occasion
requireing the same, Wee propose to you that an handsome
house be built for the lodgeing and secureing the publick
Magazine of Arms in this City and also that part of the amu-
nition consisting of Ball lead matche & flints and all other
matterialls of that nature Except powder may be there secured
and that the said house may be so contrived that it may like-
wise Serve for a Councill roome and to receive the Countrey
and strangers which may resort to his Exnoy the Governour on
any publick occasions, and that the charge of the said Build-
ing be defrayed out of the Revenue of 3d p hhd on Tobo
Exported appropriated to purchass Arms & amunition not
Exceeding such reasonable sume as shall be thought convenient>
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr Ho :

Col Hoskins from the Comittee to View the prison delivers
Mr Speaker the following Report (Viz)

p. 2 1

2A Comittee appointed on Wednesday the 8th of August 1716
By the Lower house of Assembly this present Generall Assem-
bly to View and Inspect the publick prison at the City of
Annapolis and to make their Report thereof to the House.
The Gen' appointed are Col Philp Hoskins Majr Josiah Wil-
son L^t Col John Ward.
Whereupon the said Comittee proceeded to View and
Inspect the said prison and doe find the said Prison to be very
much decayed the Wooden work being Rotten and the Stone
Work under mined it being but Just layed within the Ground.