Ordinance

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The Clerk of the Legislative Council brought from that House a Bill to empower the Court of Admiralty to have jurisdiction in all cases of capture of the Ships and other Vessels of the inhabitants of Great Britain, Ireland, the British West-Indies, Nova-Scotia, and East and West-Florida; to establish the trial by Jury in the Court of Admiralty in cases of capture, and for the other purposes therein mentioned; read a second time in that House. Also, an Ordinance to ascertain the duties of a Mustermaster-General of the Land and Sea Forces in the service of this Colony; read twice in the Legislative Council.

The Ordinance being then read a third time in this House,

Ordered, That the same do pass.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Middleton and Mr˙ Dull do carry the said Ordinance to the Legislative Council.

The Clerk of the Legislative Council brought from that House an Ordinance for altering the time of holding the ensuing Circuit Courts, and the Courts of Common Pleas, and the General Sessions, in Charlestown, and for other purposes therein mentioned; read a third time in that House.

Resolved, That the Ordinance do pass.

Ordered, That the Ordinance be engrossed.

A Bill to empower the Court of Admiralty to have jurisdiction in all cases of capture of the Ships and other Vessels of the inhabitants of Great Britain, Ireland, the British West-Indies, Nova-Scotia, and East and West-Florida, to establish the trial by Jury in the Court of Admiralty, in cases of capture, and for the other purposes therein mentioned; was read a third time.

Resolved, That the Bill do pass; and that the title be, An Act, &c.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Bull and Mr˙ Salvador do carry the Bill to the Legislative Council for their concurrence.

And then the House adjourned till half-past five of the clock, in the afternoon.