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tence whatsoever, omit to send over the said Laws and Ordi-
nances as aforesaid within the time above limitted.
And that it may be better understood what Acts and Laws
are in fforce in our Province of Maryland, You are with the
assistance of our Councill to take Care that all Laws now in
force be revised and considered and if there be any thing
either in the matter or stile of them which may be fit to be
retrenched or altered You are to represent the same unto Us
with your Opinion touching the said Laws now in force
(whereof you are to send a compleat Body to us) with such
alterations as you shall think requisite to the end our appro-
bation or disallowance may be signifyd thereupon.
You shall take care that the Members of the Assembly be
elected only by Freeholders as being most agreeable to the
Custome of England to which you are as near as may be to
conform yourself.
And you shall reduce the Salary of the members of the
Assembly to such a moderate Proportion as may be no griev-
ance to the Country wherein nevertheless you are to use your
discretion so as no inconveniency may arise thereby.
You are to take care that no man's life, Member Freehold
or goods be taken away or harmed in our said Province, but
by Established and known Laws not repugnant to, but as
much as may be agreeable to the Laws of Our kingdome of
England.
You shall administer or cause to be administered the Oaths
appointed by Act of Parliament to be taken instead of the
Oaths of Allegiance and supremacy and the Test, unto the
Members and Officers of Our Councill and Assembly, all
Iudges and Iustices and all other Persons that hold any Office
in Our said Province, by vertue of any Patent under Our
Great Seal of England or the Publick seal of Maryland
And you are to permitt a Liberty of Conscience to all Persons
so they be contented with a quiet and peaceable Enjoyment
of it, not giving offence or scandall to the Government.
You are not to pass any Act or Order within that our Prov-
ince in any Case, for Levying money and inflicting Fines and
Penalties whereby the same shall not be reserved to Us for
the publick Uses as by the said Act or Order shall be directed.
And we do particularly Require and Command that no mony
or value of mony whatsoever be given or granted by any Act
or Order of Assembly to any Governor, Lieutenant, Governor
or Commander in Chief of Our said Province which shall not
according to the stile of Acts of Parliament in England be
mentioned to be Given and Granted unto Us with the humble
desire of such Assemblies that the same be applied to the use
and behoof of such Governor Lieutenant Governor or Com-
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Maryland
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