Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1751. 521

2^d That you fill up the Vacancys in the Council which have
been Occasioned by the Death of the late Lord Proprietary
with the Names of the former Councillors or of so many of
them as shall at the Time when these Presents come to your
hands be living with the Addition of such others as you shall
find Necessary in the Room of such of the said Councillors as
shall be then dead.
3^d That you do in like manner renew and fill up all the
other Places and Offices in the said Provinces which have
become Vacant by the Death of the said late Lord Proprietary
by Reinstating the late Possessors thereof in their respective
Places and Offices And if any of such Officers shall be dead
by appointing other proper Persons to Succeed to their Places
for which purpose you are to Grant the usual Commissions.
4^th You shall Advise with the Council about calling of the
Assembly
5^th If there are any Revenue Laws which expired with the
Death of the late Lord Proprietary or if there are any other
Laws which then Determined and are proper to be continued
you are immediately on the calling such Assembly to recom-
mend to the Council & Assembly the forthwith Reenacting &
Renewing of all such Laws.
6^th You are to Conform to all such Orders and Instructions
as were Sent to you by the late Lord Proprietary or have been
at any Time heretofore Sent to your Predecessors the former
Governors of the said Provinces as you shall find them entred
on the Council Books of the said Provinces so far as the same
are not altered or Varied by these Presents and where any
Instructions have been Varied or altered by Subsequent In-
structions you are to follow such last Instructions.
7^th You are by the first Opportunity to transmit to us the
Names of all such New Members of the Council and other
Officers as you shall appoint in the Place or Stead of any

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which shall be Dead as aforesaid for our Approbation and
from time to time as Opportunitys shall Offer Transmit unto
us an Authentick account of all your Proceedings by Virtue
of the said Commission & these Our Instructions And also of
the Publick Transactions of the said Province in like manner
as has been heretofore done to the late Lord Proprietary and
his Predecessors.
8^th If any Emergency of Government shall arise not Provided
for by these Our Instructions you are to Act therein according
to your best Discretion with the Opinion and Advice Never-
theless of the Council for the time being Transmitting to us
the earliest Account of such your Proceedings
9^th You are to Cause these Instructions to be forthwith
entred on the Council Books of the said Province.

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