568 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

     Lib. H. D. the making this Act; all places of Trust in the Courts of Law

            or what relates to the Treasury of the said Islands shall be in

            the hands of the Native Born Subjects of England or Ireland

            or of the sd Islands, and that no persons be permitted to Serve

            as Jurymen upon any Information brought but what are as

            afore expressed.

              By another Clause it is declared that where at any time

            Bonds of Navigation &ca are taken in the plantation &ca the

            persons therein Sureties are to be prsons of known Ability

            and Resident in the sd Plantation &ca And the Condition of

            the sd Bonds shall be within Eighteen months after the Date

            thereof (the danger of the Seas Excepted) to produce CeEti

            ficate of having Landed and discharged the Goods therein

            mention'd &Ca

     Whitehall By another Clause of the sd Act it is declared that in all

            Cases where any Ship or Vessell is pretended to belong to

            any Plantacon &ca Oath is to be made thereof as in the Act is

            directed and must be Registred by and before the Governr

            and principall Officer of his Mat Revenue, and being so

            Registred and Attested by the Governr or such principall

            Officer, One part thereof shall be delivered to the Master of

            such Ship &ca and another part thereof transmitted to his

            Mats Commissionrs of his Customs in London and if any Ship

            is taken at Sea as Prize and brought into any Plantacon and

            for Condemnation the same Oath must be made and Certifi

            cate thereof transmitted as aforesd and upon any Alterations

            of any Ships name or transferr of Property, the same Ship

            &ca shall be Registred de novo and Copy transmitted as

            aforesd

              There are Severall other Clauses in the sd Act Some of

            them directive to the Judges, Some to the Officer and some

            to the parties Concern'd which we doe not Conceive to be

            Comprized within the Tenor of yor Exncys charge to Us but

            this is what we Conceive particularly to Relate to the Gov

            ernmt of this Province and which is humbly Submitted to

            your wisdom by   your Obedient Servts

                                          George Plater

                                          Wm Dent

              The sd Report was Approved off and it was Ordered

            thereon as it is hereby Ordered that an Ordr go to the Navll

            Officers to give Security persuant to the directions of the

            afore recited Act of Parliamt.

              ‘[hat it be Referred to the Lawyers to inquire whether

            there is any Law of this Countrey Repugnant to the sd Act

     Whitehall and the other Acts of Trade now in force That an Ordr go to