Acts. 271

Councill and Delegates of this present Genl Assembly doe
humbly pray that it may be Enacted,

And be itt Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty
by and with the Advice and Consent of his Majesty's Governr
Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority of
the same that for the future when and as often as his Excell-
ency the Governour of this province for the time being shall
upon any Accident or urgent affair of this province think fitt
to Call and Convene in Assembly and to send out writts for
Electing of Burgesses and Delegates to serve in such Assem-
bly such Writts shall Issue forth forty days att Least before
the Meeting of such Assembly the forme of which Writt for
Election of Delegates and representatives shall be as followeth

George by the Grace of God of Great Brittaine France
and Ireland King Defender of the ffaith &c To the Sher
of County Greeting These are to Comand and Authorize
and Impower you Imediately upon receipt hereof to Call
togeather three or more Justices of your County whereof one
to be of the Quorum with the Clerk of the County Court
who are hereby required to sitt as a Court and dureing their
sitting by Virtue of your Office to make or Cause to be
made publick proclamation thereby Giving notice to all the
ffreemen of your said County who have within the said County
a ffreehold of ffifty Acres of Land who shall be residents or
have a Visible Estate of forty pounds Sterl att the Least
therein Requireing them to appear att your County Court
house att a Certaine time not Less then Ten days after such
proclamation made for Electing and Chooseing Deputys and
Delegates to Serve for your said County in a Gen^ll Assembly
to be holden att the Day of to which time you
shall Adjourn your said Court and dureing the Courts sitting
the said ffreemen so required to appear or the Major part of
such of them as shall then Appear shall and may and are
hereby Authorized and required to Elect and Choose four

C. P.

Severall and sufficient ffreemen of your County Each of them
having a ffreehold of fifty Acres of Land or who shall be a
resident and have a Visible Estate of forty pounds Sterling
att the Least within your County whether the party so Elected
be present or Absent the said Election to be made in such
Manner and forme as the Laws of England and this province
doe direct and provide and you are to Insert the Names of
the said persons Elected in Certaine Indentures to be then
made between you the said Sher and the Electors (that is to
say) two Indentures for Each Delegate each Indenture having
thereto your hand and Seale and the hands and Scales of the

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