Assembly Proceedings, October 1640. 91

12^th October 1640

These are to will and require you to goe fortwith a board
the Pinnoce belonging to Thomas weston or Thomas Games
or any other & there to prohibite any person from Comeing
aboard or treating with any person belonging to the vesell &
to give notice to myself of all persons as shall offend against
the proclamation published in that behalfe
Signed
To the Sherrif of S^t Leonard Calvert
Maries or his Deputie

Liber
C & W II

Then was appointed a Bill to be drawen for the destroying
of unsound Tobacco

13^th October 8 Clock in the morn^g
Present the whole house
Orders for the Government of the house
Was read the first time the Act touching Tobaccos

Orders agreed upon by the house to be observed
during this Assembly

1. The Lieutenant General shall be called the President of
the Assembly and shall appoint and direct all things that con-
cern form and decency of speech and behaviour to be used in
the house and shall Command observance thereof as he shall
see cause upon pain of imprisonment or fine as the house
shall adjudge
2 Ten members of the house whereof the Lieu^t General to
be always one at any time assembled with the Clerk of the
Assembly shall be a full house except that on the Session day
it shall not be a full house under the number of twelve as
afore
3 The house shall sit every morning holy days excepted
unless it be adjourned by the President and any member of
the house not being present at that time shall forfeit 30^l
tobacco to the use of the house

Liber M C
p. 143

4 Every Bill shall be read three several days in the house
(one day between every of those days being interposed) afore
it may be voted for a Law but if it be rejected at the second
reading by the greater part of the house it shall not be pro-
pounded again the same Assembly but if the Substance of the
Bill be not amiss it may be amended and after the second
reading the Bill shall be fairly engrossed
5 Notice shall be Given of the day of Session nine days
before and at the Session all the Bills engrossed shall be read

p. 144