484 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 16-Oct. 2, 1696.

L. H. J.

The house adjourned for one hour.
House met again
And the following Proposalls being layd before the house
and recomended to the Consideration thereof Debated and
Resolved thereon as followeth.
First That the Indians lands be adjusted according to
referrence
Made last Sessions.
Ordered that where there is any dispute concerning the
Bounds of the Indians Lands: that the persons hereafter
named do examine and search all records relating thereto and
see the same resurveyed, Viz. for Prince Georges County,
Colonel John Addison, M^r Willm Hatton and M^r Willm
Hutchison. For Somersett County, the Ord^r of that County
Court to be pursued in Relation thereto: For Dorchester
County, the hon^ble Col. Geo: Robotham, Col. Charles Hutchins,
Col. Thomas Smithson, Major Tho^s Ennalls, and Major
Tho^s Hicks.
2^d That a Law be drawne for the ad^rm^t of the Porte of
Annapolis.

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3^d Proposed that [the sheriffs collect this year] the Guifts
to the Free schools [and that copies of the] Subscriptions with
new Briefs be [got ready to send to each] County
The tob^o to be in good hand and when the
Workemen agreed with by the Trustees and the s^d Free-
holders then the Subscribers will be ready, to pay their Sub-
scriptions. As for Briefs his Ex^cy is desired to grant them.
4^th That a Law be made for securing the Librarys that are
bestowed upon the Severall Parishes.
Ordered that a Bill be prepared therefore.
5^th That his Ma^ty be adsst that some parte of the Revenue
given towards the furnishing the Country with Arms &c.
(now the Country is provided of such things) be layd out for
small books, such as the Comon Prayer book, Whole duty of
Man, and Book ag^t Drunkenness and Swearing and to be dis-
tributed among the Comon Sorte of people that are poor, by
reason there is no such Books brought into the Country to be
sold and therefore have no way of getting them.
Thought that the Country is not sufficiently supplyed with
Arms &c but when it is this house will be ready to joyne in
such address.
6^th That an address of thanks be returned to his Ma^ty for
being graciously pleased to bestow a quarter Parte of the 12^d
p hh^d towards furnishing the Country with Arms and Amu-
nition &c. and to sygnifye that the same has been layd out
accordingly.
Resolved an Address be prepared.