The Lower House, 87

The Bill for Apportioning the Publick Leavy with Amend^mt
was here read the first and Second time and doe pass and
Orderd that Benjⁿ Hall and Doctor Lookerman carry up
the said Bill to his Ex^cy and hono^ble Councill which was here
assented to by the house of Dellegates
Who returne and say they have del^d the Bill
The Hono^ble James Frisby and Francis Jenkins Esq^re enters
the house and delivers to M^r Speaker The Bill for apportioning
the Publick Leavy (endorsed) Assented to by his Ex^cy and
Councill W Bladen Clk Councill

Whereas this house upon inspecting the formall Journalls doe
finde that M^r Xpher Gregory late Clerke of the house of Delle-
gates have been allready paid and allowed for one years Sallary
and forasmuch as the said Xpher Gregory in some time about
the Eighteenth day of August last dyed which was two moneths
before the yeare was compleated (that is to say) To the 20^th
of Octob^r then following and for that W^m Taylard the p^rsent

p. K. 0.

Clk haveing Since his death Officiated the said Office in what
was requisite wherefore it is the Opinion of this house that
the Adm^r of the said Christopher refund to be paid to the said
W^m Taylard Two thousand pounds of tob^o for services by
him done for the remaineing Two moneths to compleate the
yeare for which the said Xpher Gregory hath been allready
paid the Consideration whereof is further referred.

By the house of Dellegates
May 9^th 1700

Resolved that Captⁿ Richard Hill with all convenient Speed
build and finish a prison after the same dimencons as proposed
the last Sessions of Assembly only the foundation thereof to
be of Stone and the other parte of the wall up to the plate with
Brick to be well and Substantially built on Some lott in this
Towne as his Ex^cy the Gov^r shall please to direct and to be
paid for the same Sume of One hundred and Fifty Pounds
Sterling out of the publick Stock of this Province if his Ex^cy
and Councill shall concurr therewith
Signed p Order W Taylard Clk
house of Delegates

To which his Ex^cy and Councill would not assent unless the
same be built with Stone according to the dimentions in an
Ordinance of the last Sessions of Assembly.
Therefore the same is referred to the Gent appointed to
contract for Such building

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