Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694. 101

Therefore we your Maties most humble and most Loyall Sub-
jects do humbly pray That it may be Enacted And Be it
enacted by the King and Queen's most Excellent Maty's by
and with the advice and Consent of this present Generall
Assembly and the Authority of the same That from and after
the publication hereof no person or persons whatsoever Come-
ing into this Province and who have not made it their Seat of
Residence for the full Space and time of three years shall have
hould possess or enjoy any place or Office of Trust or Profitt
within the same either by himselfe or Deputy Except such
person or persons as shall have your Maties Imediate Comis-
sion for any such place or Office aforesaid as also such person
or persons now possest of any such places or Offices as afore-
said, But that all and every your Maties Principall Officers
within this Province haveing Power preheminence or Authority
by Virtue of any Comission from Your most Sacred Maties to
him or them Granted to dispose of any such Offices or places
as aforesaid may upon Vacancy of any Place or Office whereof
they have right to dispose or to preferr any person or persons
thereunto obliged to make Choice of such person or persons
as they shall think most Worthy and Capable of Executing of
such place or Office as aforesaid out of the Inhabitants of this
your Maties Province and who have been Resident therein for
and Dureing the time and terme aforesaid (Except before
Excepted) any Custom or usage to the Contrary notwith-
standing And be it further enacted by the Authority afore-
said That no person or persons whatsoever haveing Your
Most Sacred Maties Comission to Exercise any Office within
this Province shall be obliged Actually to Inhabitt within this
Province and Exercise the same in his own proper person
and not by any Deputy or Deputys.

Lib.L. L. 2.
p. S3

An Act prohibiting all Masters of Ships and Vessells or any
other person from Conveying or Transporting any person or
persons out of this Province without passes.
Be it enacted by the King and Queens most Excellent
Maties by and with the advice and Consent of this present
Gen^ll Assembly and the Authority of the same That from and
after the publication hereof any person or persons whatsoever
Intending to depart this Province shall first give notice of his
her or their Intended Departure by setting up his her or their
name or names att the Secretarys Office the full Space of three
months that if in the time aforesaid no person shall under-
write the said Person or Persons so setting up his her or their
respective name or names as aforesaid, It shall then be Lawfull
for the Governo^r Keeper of the great Seale or Secretary of
this Province for the time being to Signe a pass to any Person

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