272 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

C. P.

severall Electors by them Subscribed that the said deputys
and Delegates for themselves and the County afd may have
Severally full and sufficient power to doe and Consent to
those things which then and there by the favour of God shall
happen to be ordained by the Advice and Consent of the
Great Councill of this Province Concerning such Occasion
and Affairs as shall relate to the Government State and
Defence thereof But wee will not [?] in any wise that you or
any other Sher. in our said Province be Elected and that upon
such Election you the said Sher so soon as Conveniently may
be give notice to the parties Elected if absent and Certifie
and Transmitt to the Chancellour of this province for the
time being one of the two Sev^ll and respective Indentures
affixed to these presents Close sealed up and directed to the
Chancellour of the said province for the time being and the

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other part of the said Indentures you are to keep for your
Justification Witness &c.

And be itt ffurther Enacted by the Authority afd by and
with the Advice and Consent afd that the afd four Delegates
to be Elected in the respective Countys within this province
be and are hereby bound and Obliged to Attend att the time
and Place of the meeting of such Assembly without any
further writt or Sumons to be to them sent under the penalty
of such fines as shall bee by the house of Delegates Imposed
upon them unless upon Sufficient Excuse to be admitted by
the house of Delegates their Absence be dispensed with any
Law usuage or Custome to the Contrary notwithstanding.
Provided alsoe that no ordinary keeper within this province
dureing the time of his Ordinary keeping or any other person
Disabled by any Laws of England from sitting in parliament
shall be Elected Chosen or Serve as a Deputy or represent-
ative in the said Gen^ll Assembly soe to be hereafter Called
Convened and Appointed as afd.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd that any
Sher within this pvince who shall not give Speedy notice to
the Inhabitants of his County of the time and place where
such Election shall be made as well by Proclamation as afd and

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by Causeing the same to be read in all Churches Chap-
pells and all other publick places within his said County as
alsoe by notes thereof sett up att all places thereby the better
to Informe the Inhabitants of the County requireing them
under the Penalty of one hundred pounds of Tob^o to appear
att such time and place appointed for Election and if any
Sher as afd who shall make or Cause to be made any undue
or Illegall Election or returnes thereof or Neglect to make